Barron E G, Shirley W L
J Am Dent Assoc. 1985 Dec;111(6):937-41. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1985.0212.
There are considerable demographic data that can be used in an organized manner to give dentists and graduating dental students greater insight relative to locating dental practices. This article further explores the concept and emphasizes the methods that can be used to measure and compare qualitatively the suitability of communities (service areas) and specific sites as practice locations. In addition, a method is reported that enables the user to ascertain the representativeness of a service area in terms of the demographic factors that affect the demand for dental services.
有大量人口统计数据可被系统地用于让牙医和即将毕业的牙科学生更深入地了解牙科诊所的选址。本文进一步探讨这一概念，并强调可用于定性衡量和比较社区（服务区域）及特定地点作为执业地点的适宜性的方法。此外，还报告了一种方法，该方法能让使用者根据影响牙科服务需求的人口因素确定服务区域的代表性。
