> But if the dental schools aren't producing enough minority dentists, those communities may not have access to quality dental care.
Sorry, I must have missed the memo that citizens can only visit dentists of the same ethnicity.
Sorry, I must have missed the memo that citizens can only visit dentists of the same ethnicity.
>Dentists who are underrepresented minorities are more likely to serve communities in need and therefore address disparities in dental care.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/septem...
Those coming from third-world to first-world are likely much more interested in money than culture, and I can't say for certain but my intuition is that the kinds of ethnic segregation (eg in NY/Chicago, where there's a whole array of little microtowns) that you see in the US are mostly generated by those poorer populations seeking wealth, not cultural value.
I imagine the equivalent American/European expat towns don't exist nearly as strongly/commonly in india/china, as the inverse exists in the US. (of course, you'd also expect less americans/europeans migrating to india/china, since the monetary difference isn't as strong).
It’s fairly normal for there to be a wide variety of reasons why specific areas are predominantly one or another ethnicity.
Once you're qualified, it's natural to go off and place yourself where you can make money.
As an anecdotal example, in my local practice, there are a lot of Eastern-European and now Greek dentists. They're excellent and came here to make more than they would at home (and prop up the NHS whilst they're at it) - I do have a concern that there's likely to be an impact on dental care in their country of origin though. I know precisely that has happened with nursing.