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dc.contributor.authorLynch, Liam
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-03T12:07:12Z
dc.date.available2013-10-03T12:07:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-03
dc.identifier.citationDentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008., 54 (6):271-3 J Ir Dent Assocen_GB
dc.identifier.issn0021-1133
dc.identifier.pmid19189747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/302661
dc.descriptionAbstract 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. AIM: To determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08. METHODS AND DATA: Data were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: 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.en_GB
dc.description.abstractRecent 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.
dc.description.abstractTo determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08.
dc.description.abstractData were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE.
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJournal of the Irish Dental Associationen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189747en_GB
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Journal of the Irish Dental Associationen_GB
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshContract Services
dc.subject.meshDentists
dc.subject.meshHealth Services Accessibility
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInsurance Claim Reporting
dc.subject.meshIreland
dc.subject.meshState Dentistry
dc.titleDentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentKilbrin House, Wellington Road, Cork. lmnoslynch@eircom.neten_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of the Irish Dental Associationen_GB
html.description.abstractRecent 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.
html.description.abstractTo determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08.
html.description.abstractData were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE.
html.description.abstractThe 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.
html.description.abstractThe 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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