Applied scope of practice of oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental therapists
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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 c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Dental Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0045-0421
DOI: 10.1111/adj.12381