The table below give the age distribution of all Alabama dentists, rural dentists, and urban dentists.
Age
All
Rural
Urban
Age
All
Rural
Urban
26
1
0
1
27
10
1
9
28
34
8
26
29
34
7
27
30
34
5
29
31
39
3
36
32
56
8
48
33
45
11
34
34
36
9
27
35
49
10
39
36
36
3
33
37
45
11
34
38
50
8
42
39
42
10
32
40
42
7
35
41
55
16
39
42
46
5
41
43
50
10
40
44
44
11
33
45
42
7
35
46
30
4
26
47
41
9
32
48
52
11
41
49
41
6
35
50
40
6
34
51
55
18
37
52
50
9
41
53
48
13
35
54
50
14
36
55
33
5
28
56
25
5
20
57
37
9
28
58
40
8
32
59
35
6
29
60
42
15
27
61
52
14
38
62
35
5
30
63
35
5
30
64
28
5
23
65
39
9
30
66
51
13
38
67
35
2
33
68
46
16
30
69
29
6
23
70
29
9
20
71
27
5
22
72
20
8
12
73
19
8
11
74
19
5
14
75
26
8
18
76
14
6
8
77
11
2
9
78
10
2
8
79
3
0
3
80
7
0
7
81
4
0
4
82
2
0
2
83
3
1
2
84
3
0
3
85
1
0
1
86
1
1
0
Total
1,958
418
1,540
Age Distribution
Summary Statistics
Statistic
All
Rural
Urban
Mean
50.70
52.20
50.24
Standard Deviation
13.80
13.80
13.80
Minimum
26.00
27.00
26.00
First Quartile
39.00
41.00
38.80
Median
50.00
52.00
49.00
Third Quartile
62.00
64.00
61.00
Maximum
86.00
86.00
85.00
Rural dentists are older on average than urban dentists, as measured by the mean or the median.
Grouped Age Distribution
The graph and table below give the age distribution by ten-year age groups. These elements also clearly show that the rural workforce is older.
Age
All
Rural
Urban
20–29
45
9
36
30–39
424
75
349
40–49
444
90
354
50–59
419
93
326
60–69
398
90
308
70–79
204
59
145
80+
24
2
22
Total
1,958
418
1,540
Distribution by Age
Retirement Age Distribution
Dentists begin to retire, or significantly cut back on workload, at about age 65. The Board of Dental Examiners database gives very little information on the extent to which dentists that are licensed in Alabama are actually practicing. Nonetheless, it is reasonable to assume that many dentists that are 65 or older are not practicing full time. The graph and table below give the distribution of dentists by retirement age. Again, the most important fact is higher percentage of rural dentists who are at retirement age.
