Dental Care Provision In Private Clinics: An Introductory Explanation For Dental Manpower Estimation And Dentistry Educational Needs Assessment

B Shariati; F Farzadi; H Hosseini Toudashki; S Pileroudi

doi:10.22037/jme.v6i2.762

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v6i2.762

Dental Care Provision In Private Clinics: An Introductory Explanation For Dental Manpower Estimation And Dentistry Educational Needs Assessment

Author(s):

B Shariati^1,*,

F Farzadi²,

H Hosseini Toudashki³,

S Pileroudi⁴

1Assistant Professor, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

2Assistant Professor, Health Services Management Department, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research.

3Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

4Senior Experts, Health Network Expansion Unit, Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 6, issue 2; e105153

Published online:Feb 28, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Feb 25, 2009

Accepted:Feb 28, 2009

How to Cite:B Shariati, F Farzadi, H Hosseini Toudashki, S Pileroudi, Dental Care Provision In Private Clinics: An Introductory Explanation For Dental Manpower Estimation And Dentistry Educational Needs Assessment.J Med Edu.2009;6(2):e105153.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v6i2.762.

Abstract

Background: Having an estimate of needed workforce is necessary for workforce planning. Time and work study is a means to provide basic data in this regard.Purpose: To determine delivery time for common type of dental care, dentists’ working time in Tehran.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the general dentists who work in private clinics in Tehran. 100 dentists were chosen randomly. They filled out a self-administered questionnaire. In order todetermine the time spent on each service by the dentists, the median was calculated as the central index.Results: The list of dental treatments was determined by median time to deliver each of them. The useful working time was 90000 minutes for each dentist during a year.Conclusion: The results of this study can be used in estimating dental workforce and reforming dental educational programs.

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Educational Needs Assessment

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