Distributions of dental freshmen enrolled by northern, central, and southern dental schools in each city or county and different regions of Taiwan in 2020

A retrospective study of the admission ways in the School of Dentistry of National Taiwan University from 2000 to 2021

“…Therefore, the trial operation of recommended selection for admission began in 1994. 6 , 7 , 8 Prior to this, our dental students were all screened entirely through a one-time paper-based entrance examination. However, the screening method is usually only based on the absolute score of the student.…”

“…Admission to a dental school has become a highly competitive and multi-faceted process. 6 , 7 , 8 However, early Taiwanese students who were interested in medicine always chose the medical school as their first choice, followed by the dental school. Even after getting admission to a dental school, it is a common fact that some of the dental students give up and retake the joint college entrance examination to enter the medical schools.…”

Overview of dental radiation technologists in Taiwan

“…Our previous studies found that the uneven distribution of dental resources is a long-standing problem in Taiwan. This problem includes not only the uneven distribution of dentists and dental institutions, 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 as well as dental students and dental education resources, 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 but also the uneven distribution of various dental-related personnel such as dental radiation technologists, oral hygienists, dental technicians, and dental nurses.…”

Overview of dental assistants in Taiwan from 2009 to 2021

“… 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 In addition to the concentration of dentists in the metropolitan areas, dental students are also mostly from municipalities or cities. 18 , 19 , 20 Therefore, it is inevitable that dental institutions or dentist-related staff are also concentrated in the metropolitan areas of Taiwan.…”