Authors
Lynch, LiamAffiliation
Kilbrin House, Wellington Road, Cork. lmnoslynch@eircom.netIssue Date
2013-10-03MeSH
AdultContract Services
Dentists
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Insurance Claim Reporting
Ireland
State Dentistry
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Dentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008., 54 (6):271-3 J Ir Dent AssocPublisher
Journal of the Irish Dental AssociationJournal
Journal of the Irish Dental AssociationPubMed ID
19189747Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189747Abstract
Recent attention in the media concerning the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) centres on the number of contracting dentists as a surrogate measure of the availability of services to adult medical card holders in the Republic of Ireland.To determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08.
Data were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE.
The average number of contractors was 1,258. The trend over the year was a reduction of 1.6% in contractor numbers. The average number of 'active' contractors was 833. The trend over the year was a reduction in 'active' contractor numbers of 6.2%. In any month, approximately 34% of contracting dentists were not active.
The trend in the number of contracting dentists was a poor indicator of the trend in availability of services to medical card holders. A better approach would be to count the number of 'active' contractors, in conjunction with their geographic spread and medical card holder density.
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