Phasuk Kamolphob, Koka Sreenivas, Kattadiyil Mathew T, Mutluay Murat
Director, Predoctoral Implant Prosthodontics and Clinical Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Ind.
Clinical Professor, Advanced Prosthodontics, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, Calif; Private practice, Koka Dental Clinic, San Diego, Calif; Lecturer, Advanced Prosthodontics, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, Calif; CEO, Career Design in Dentistry, San Diego, Calif.
J Prosthet Dent. 2021 May;125(5):773-777. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 Jul 14.
As a measure of the leadership diversity in prosthodontics, the number and percentage of women and nonwhite Presidents of prosthodontics organizations is unknown.
The purpose of this observational study was to calculate and compare the number and percentage of women and nonwhite Presidents of 10 selected prosthodontic organizations over the past 20 years and to determine whether the number of women and nonwhite Presidents has changed over the time frame of 2000-2019 in comparison to male and white Presidents.
The number of women and nonwhite Presidents of the Academy of Prosthodontics (AP), American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (AAFP), American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (AAMP), American College of Prosthodontists (ACP), American Prosthodontic Society (APS), European Prosthodontic Association (EPA), International Association of Dental Research - Prosthodontics group (IADR-P), International College of Prosthodontists (ICP), Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics (GNYAP), and Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics (PCSP) was recorded. The chi-square test was used to determine differences in the percentage of women and nonwhite Presidents over time and between organizations.
The range of women Presidents in the selected years was 20% (EPA) to 0% (APS) with a mean of 10%. No statistically significant differences over time and between organizations were observed. The range of nonwhite Presidents in the selected years was 25% (ICP) to 0% (AAFP, AAMP, ACP, and GNYAP) with a mean of 7.5%. No statistically significant difference over time was observed while a statistically significant difference between organizations was observed (P=.015). Multiple comparisons revealed the ICP had significantly more nonwhite Presidents in the selected years.
The relatively low numbers of women and nonwhite Presidents in the organizations studied is compelling evidence that there are an insufficient number of women and nonwhite role models in prosthodontics and that important voices representing the diversity of members of the prosthodontic community remain unheard.
作为口腔修复学领域领导力多样性的一项衡量指标，口腔修复学组织中女性及非白人主席的数量和比例尚不清楚。
本观察性研究的目的是计算并比较过去20年中10个选定口腔修复学组织的女性及非白人主席的数量和比例，并确定与男性及白人主席相比，2000年至2019年期间女性及非白人主席的数量是否发生了变化。
记录了口腔修复学会（AP）、美国固定修复学会（AAFP）、美国颌面修复学会（AAMP）、美国口腔修复医师学会（ACP）、美国口腔修复学协会（APS）、欧洲口腔修复学协会（EPA）、国际牙科研究协会 - 口腔修复学组（IADR-P）、国际口腔修复医师学会（ICP）、大纽约口腔修复学会（GNYAP）以及太平洋海岸口腔修复学会（PCSP）的女性及非白人主席的数量。采用卡方检验来确定不同时间及不同组织中女性及非白人主席比例的差异。
在选定年份中，女性主席的比例范围为20%（EPA）至0%（APS），平均为10%。未观察到随时间及不同组织之间存在统计学上的显著差异。在选定年份中，非白人主席的比例范围为25%（ICP）至0%（AAFP、AAMP、ACP和GNYAP），平均为7.5%。未观察到随时间的统计学显著差异，但观察到不同组织之间存在统计学显著差异（P = 0.015）。多重比较显示，在选定年份中，ICP的非白人主席数量显著更多。
在本研究的组织中，女性及非白人主席的数量相对较少，这有力地证明了口腔修复学领域中女性及非白人榜样不足，代表口腔修复学界成员多样性的重要声音仍未被听到。
