A survey of the tenure status of clinical dental faculty, faculty turnover rates, sources of new faculty, and future projections are discussed. Projections indicate a lower turnover rate, increased tenure denial, more stringent application of criteria, and the development of dual tracks for clinical dental faculty. (MLW)

Schools of dentistry (=60) were surveyed to determine the status of full-time faculty and compared to responses made in 1980 to the identical survey. There has been a decrease in the number of full-time clinical faculty whereas the proportion of clinical faculty with tenure has increased. (Author/MLW)

Data from a 1994 survey of dental schools (n=39) concerning faculty employment patterns are compared with data from 1980 (n=41) and 1989 (n=40) surveys. Information gathered on tenure status of clinical faculty, tenured and nontenured faculty turnover rates, reasons for faculty leaving an institution, tenure denials, factors affecting tenure,…