Dentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008.
dc.contributor.author | Lynch, Liam | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-10-03T12:07:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-10-03T12:07:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-10-03 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Dentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008., 54 (6):271-3 J Ir Dent Assoc | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 0021-1133 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19189747 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/302661 | |
dc.description | Abstract 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.abstract | 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. | |
dc.description.abstract | To determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08. | |
dc.description.abstract | Data were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE. | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Journal of the Irish Dental Association | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19189747 | en_GB |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of the Irish Dental Association | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Contract Services | |
dc.subject.mesh | Dentists | |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Services Accessibility | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Insurance Claim Reporting | |
dc.subject.mesh | Ireland | |
dc.subject.mesh | State Dentistry | |
dc.title | Dentists in the DTSS between July 2007 and July 2008. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Kilbrin House, Wellington Road, Cork. lmnoslynch@eircom.net | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of the Irish Dental Association | en_GB |
html.description.abstract | 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. | |
html.description.abstract | To determine the trend in the number of contracting dentists on the DTSS panel during the year 07/'07 to 07/'08. | |
html.description.abstract | Data were extracted from the database of monthly claims for remuneration, submitted by providers, which is held by the HSE. | |
html.description.abstract | 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. | |
html.description.abstract | 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. |