Dental service utilization and the COVID-19 pandemic, a micro-data analysis

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Summary of the service volume in each clinic, Subsidized (S), Private (P), and together (S + P), and per dental group

Group	Clinic	#DAYS		TOTAL		MEAN
Group	Clinic	pre-COVID	post-COVID	pre-COVID	post-COVID	pre-COVID	post-COVID
Prosthodontics	S	142	164	1,340	1,209	9.44	7.37
	P	141	85	835	293	5.92	3.45
	S + P	283	249	2,175	1,502	7.69	6.03
Periodontics	S	149	186	1,462	1,840	9.81	9.89
	P	172	109	1,941	547	11.28	5.02
	S + P	321	295	3,403	2,387	10.60	8.09
Pediatrics	S	157	193	6,116	4,894	38.96	25.36
	P	179	119	7,008	2,807	39.15	23.59
	S + P	336	312	13,124	7,701	39.06	24.68
Orthodontics	S	106	157	319	932	3.01	5.94
	P	174	110	1,387	580	7.97	5.27
	S + P	280	267	1,706	1,706	6.09	5.66
Endodontic	S	142	184	907	810	6.39	4.4
	P	176	148	3,146	1,169	17.88	7.9
	S + P	318	332	4,053	1,979	12.75	5.96
Restorative	S	153	185	1,861	1,852	12.16	10.01
	P	179	146	6,040	2,666	33.74	18.26
	S + P	332	331	7,901	4,518	23.80	13.65
All Groups	S	157	197	12,005	11,537	76.46	58.56
	P	180	156	20,357	8,062	113.09	51.68
	S + P	337	353	32,362	19,599	96.03	55.52

The statistics are presented for pre-and post-COVID subperiods. Column #DAYS shows the number of days each group performed at least one treatment in each clinic. Column MEAN presents the average number of services offered in each category on each day

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