Flaws in new dental workforce modelling?

New dental workforce modelling projects another oversupply. But we have heard that before.The Department of Health has just released new dental workforce modelling that projects out to 2038, highlighting what they say is a stark maldistribution with an apparent surplus of dentists overall (particularly in the private sector) alongside persistent and growing shortages in the public sector. In this episode of the Dental As Anything podcast, I unpack this new report to try and understand what it really means.Read the report here: Dental Practitioner Supply and Demand Compendium Report 2026