Community Dental Health

cover art

Cover Date:
March 2016
Print ISSN:
0265 539X
Vol:
33
Issue:
1

Dental service provision by oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental therapists in Australia: implications for workforce modelling

Dental service provision by oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental therapists in Australia: implications for workforce modelling

Objective: Dental service provision rates are necessary for workforce planning. This study estimates patient and service rates for oral health therapists (OHTs), dental hygienists (DHs) and dental therapists (DTs). To identify important variables for workforce modelling, variations in rates by practice characteristics were assessed. Design: A cross-sectional self-complete mailed questionnaire collected demographic and employment characteristics, and clinical activity on a self-selected typical day of practice. Setting: Private and public dental practices in
Australia.

Key words: dental services, dental service provision rates, dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists, practice activity, workforce planning, Australia

doi:10.1922/CDH_3848Teusner08

Article Price
£15.00
Institution Article Price
£
Page Start
15
Page End
22
Authors
D.N. Teusner, N. Amarasena, J. Satur, S. Chrisopoulos, D.S. Brennan

Articles from this issue

  • Title
  • Pg. Start
  • Pg. End

  1. Editorial
  2. 4
  3. 5

  1. A review of daycase GA services for Special Care patients at University Hospital, Bristol
  2. 6
  3. 8

  1. Evaluation of the telephone and clinical NHS urgent dental service in Sheffield
  2. 9
  3. 14

  1. Dental service provision by oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental therapists in Australia: implications for workforce modelling
  2. 15
  3. 22

  1. Fluoride varnish or fluoride mouth rinse? A comparative study of two school-based programs
  2. 23
  3. 26

  1. A randomized controlled trial of cluster audit and feedback on the quality of dental sealant for rural schoolchildren
  2. 27
  3. 32

  1. Identifying and prioritising areas of child dental service need: a GIS-based approach
  2. 33
  3. 38

  1. Areca chewing among Sri Lankan adolescents
  2. 39
  3. 43

  1. Identification of barriers and beliefs influencing engagement by adult and teen Mexican-Americans in oral health behaviors
  2. 44
  3. 47

  1. Are oral health-related self-efficacy, knowledge and fatalism indicators for non-toothbrush ownership in a homeless population?
  2. 48
  3. 53

  1. Sense of coherence modifies the association between untreated dental caries and dental pain in low-social status women
  2. 54
  3. 59

  1. Oral cancer awareness in young South-Asian communities in London
  2. 60
  3. 64