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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Practice activity trends among oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Australia |
Author: | Brennan, D. Spencer, A. Singh, K. Teusner, D. Goss, A. |
Citation: | BMC Health Services Research, 2004; 4(37):www1-www10 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 1472-6963 1472-6963 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David S Brennan, A John Spencer, Kiran A Singh, Dana N Teusner and Alastair N Goss |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to describe practice activity trends among oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Australia over time. METHODS: All registered oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Australia were surveyed in 1990 and 2000 using mailed self-complete questionnaires. RESULTS: Data were available from 79 surgeons from 1990 (response rate = 73.8%) and 116 surgeons from 2000 (response rate = 65.1%). The rate of provision of services per visit changed over time with increased rates observed overall (from 1.43 ± 0.05 services per visit in 1990 to 1.66 ± 0.06 services per visit in 2000), reflecting increases in pathology and reconstructive surgery. No change over time was observed in the provision of services per year (4,521 ± 286 services per year in 1990 and 4,503 ± 367 services per year in 2000). Time devoted to work showed no significant change over time (1,682 ± 75 hours per year in 1990 and 1,681 ± 94 hours per year in 2000), while the number of visits per week declined (70 ± 4 visits per week in 1990 to 58 ± 4 visits per week in 2000). CONCLUSIONS: The apparent stability in the volume of services provided per year reflected a counterbalancing of increased services provided per visit and a decrease in the number of visits supplied. |
Keywords: | Humans Health Care Surveys Surgery, Oral Adult Aged Middle Aged Appointments and Schedules Workload Office Visits Practice Management, Dental Australia Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
Description: | © 2004 Brennan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
DOI: | 10.1186/1472-6963-4-37 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-4-37 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 2 Dentistry publications |
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