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Observational Study
. 2021 May;125(5):773-777.
doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

Leadership diversity in prosthodontics: Number of women and nonwhite individuals serving as President of selected prosthodontic organizations in the last 20 years

Kamolphob Phasuk  1 , Sreenivas Koka  2 , Mathew T Kattadiyil  3 , Murat Mutluay  4
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Observational Study

Leadership diversity in prosthodontics: Number of women and nonwhite individuals serving as President of selected prosthodontic organizations in the last 20 years

Kamolphob Phasuk et al. J Prosthet Dent. 2021 May.

Abstract

Statement of problem: As a measure of the leadership diversity in prosthodontics, the number and percentage of women and nonwhite Presidents of prosthodontics organizations is unknown.

Purpose: 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.

Material and methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusions: 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.

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