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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Service provision trends between 1983-84 and 1993-94 in Australian private general practice |
Author: | Brennan, D. Spencer, A. Szuster, F. |
Citation: | Australian Dental Journal, 1998; 43(5):331-336 |
Publisher: | AUSTRALIAN DENTAL ASSN INC |
Issue Date: | 1998 |
ISSN: | 0045-0421 1834-7819 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David Brennan, A. John Spencer, Fearnley Szuster |
Abstract: | Patterns of service provision are expected to change over time, reflecting the dynamics of factors such as oral health status and trends in population demographics. The aim of this study was to identify trends in service provision over time. Data were collected from a random sample of Australian dentists in 1983-84, 1988-89, and 1993-94. Changes observed between 1983-84 and 1993-94 included a trend towards increased proportions of patients in older age groups, decreases in the percentage of persons receiving restorative care (from 40.2 per cent to 37.7 per cent) and prosthodontic care (9.3 per cent to 8.0 per cent), and increases in diagnostic (from 38.7 per cent to 46.0 per cent), preventive (20.9 per cent to 25.2 per cent), endodontic (5.3 per cent to 7.1 per cent), and crown and bridge services (3.1 per cent to 4.7 per cent) per visit. Other services such as orthodontic and general/miscellaneous services showed increases over the first half of the study period, but these did not continue between 1988-89 and 1993-94. The total number of services per visit increased over the study period for adult patients. These findings indicate changing patterns of practice over time, consistent with an increasing orientation towards prevention of disease and maintenance of a natural dentition. |
Keywords: | Humans Logistic Models Odds Ratio Dental Care Dental Restoration, Permanent Diagnosis, Oral Root Canal Therapy Orthodontics, Corrective Preventive Dentistry Dental Prosthesis General Practice, Dental Age Factors Sex Factors Demography Health Status Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Child Child, Preschool Oral Health Private Practice Australia Female Male Practice Patterns, Dentists' |
Description: | The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1998.tb00184.x |
Published version: | http://www.ada.org.au/App_CmsLib/Media/Lib/0610/M28887_v1_632973858079035000.pdf |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 Dentistry publications |
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