Analysis of Trends in Demographic Distribution of Dental Workforce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 1

The characteristics and distribution of dentists in the KSA.

Variable	Total	Percentage
Gender
Male	14911	54.86
Female	12270	45.14
Nationality
Saudi	14878	54.80
Non-Saudi	12274	42.20
Sector
Private	16936	66.15
Public	8668	33.85
Region
Al Bahah	143	0.58
Al Jouf	328	1.33
Al Madinah	1378	5.60
Al Qassim	1034	4.20
Asir	1317	5.35
Eastern Province	3252	13.22
Hail	474	1.93
Jizan	625	2.54
Makkah	5781	23.51
Najran	370	1.50
Northern borders	179	0.73
Riyadh	9277	37.72
Tabuk	436	1.77
Total (N)	27181