Table 1 Number of appointments and patients across the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (Melbourne, Victoria) and the Special Needs Unit (Adelaide, South Australia) between August 1, 2015 and August 31, 2015 divided by clinic and type of oral health professional
From: Utilisation of dental services for people with special health care needs in Australia
Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne | Special Needs Unit, Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ISND | Dom | Total RDHM | ADH | TQEH | Other | Total SNU | |
Specialista | 103 (23.5) | 13 (5.5) | 116 | 344 (34.6) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (63.8) | 374 |
Training specialista | 0 (0.0) | 14 (5.9) | 14 | 36 (3.6) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (6.4) | 40 |
General dentist | 229 (52.2) | 137 (58.1) | 366 | 478 (48.1) | 191 (99.0) | 4 (8.5) | 673 |
Hygienist | 7 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 | 102 (10.3) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (21.3) | 112 |
Prosthetist | 2 (0.5) | 69 (29.2) | 71 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
Dental student | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 32 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 32 |
Other specialty | 20 (4.6) | 1 (0.4) | 21 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 |
Cancelled appointments | 78 (17.8) | 2 (0.9) | 80 | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 |
Total appointments | 439 | 236 | 675 | 993 | 193 | 47 | 1233 |
Patients treated | 368 | 213 | 579 | 688 | 111 | 45 | 844 |