Public dental sector Number of dentists that Inflows – workforce scheme Australia through this stream instead of through ADC based on an eligibility listing in each jurisdiction. Workforce demand data sources and data items Data Source Data items Limitation Australian Bureau of Population projections 2006 2025: – – Statistics 5 year age cohorts Gender Australian Bureau of Patient Health Survey 2011-12: Based on overall population Statistics rather than dentate population Visit to dental professionals only Sought a dental professional by age/gender (15 and over) Use of dental services for own health in the last 12 months (15 and over) Australian Research Longitudinal Survey of Dentists’ Practice It is a logbook of dentists’ Centre for Population Activity practice activity Oral Health Supply of visits Hours and services Australian Dental 2006 2012 services items numbers – – Association Costs Services Australian Dental Practice survey data: This will give an indication of Association private practice activity. This Question 8: working hours data is intended to be utilized as an implied private practice at a Question 9: patient appointments national level. Question 10: practice ‘busyness’ Question 12: dental practice Question 2.1: details of private practice Unit record data is currently being requested Australian Institute of Hospital morbidity data (dental care is – Health and Welfare one of the most common reasons for hospital admission for children the age of 10 years).
Public dental sector workforce scheme Number of dentists that Australia through this stream instead of through ADC based on an eligibility listing in each jurisdiction. Inflows – Workforce demand data sources and data items Data Source Data items Limitation Australian Bureau of Statistics Population projections 2006 – 2025: 5 year age cohorts Gender – Australian Bureau of Statistics Patient Health Survey 2011-12: Visit to dental professionals Sought a dental professional by age/gender (15 and over) Use of dental services for own health in the last 12 months (15 and over) Based on overall population rather than dentate population only Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health Longitudinal Survey of Dentists’ Practice Activity Supply of visits Hours and services It is a logbook of dentists’ practice activity Australian Dental Association 2006 – 2012 services items numbers Costs Services – Australian Dental Association Practice survey data: Question 8: working hours Question 9: patient appointments Question 10: practice ‘busyness’ Question 12: dental practice Question 2.1: details of private practice Unit record data is currently being requested This will give an indication of private practice activity. This data is intended to be utilized as an implied private practice at a national level. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Hospital morbidity data (dental care is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission for children the age of 10 years). –
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