The number of professionally active dentists in Germany per 100,000 persons shows a gradual decline from 88.81 in 2024 to 88.62 in 2028. This represents a marginal year-on-year percentage decrease. Although the change seems minimal over the observed years, it highlights a slight downward trend that started from 2023, where the number was similar. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the five-year period is negative, indicative of a slowly decreasing trend in dental practitioners' availability relative to the population.
Future trends to monitor include potential impacts of government policies on healthcare workforce distributions, advancements in dental technology influencing practice requirements, and demographic shifts affecting service demands. These factors could alter the current trajectory of dentist availability.
