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released: 10 Aug 2011 author: Balasubramanian M media release

The supply of dentists (including dental specialists) grew from 46.6 to 50.3 full-time equivalent practising dentists per 100,000 population between 2000 and 2006. In 2006 there were an estimated10,400 practising dentists in Australia, of whom 1,300 were dental specialists. There were an additional 3,100 allied dental practitioners comprising of dental hygienists, dental therapists, and oral health therapists, nearly all of whom were women. Almost 90% of the estimated 900 practising dental prosthetists in 2006 were men.

ISSN 1321-0254; ISBN 978-1-74249-044-1; Cat. no. DEN 202; 152pp.; $30

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
      • Abbreviations of places
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body section
    1. 1 Introduction
      • 1.1 Aim and objectives
      • 1.2 Scope and data preparation
        • Estimation procedures
        • Imputation: estimation for item non-response
        • Weighting: estimation for population non-response
      • 1.3 Report structure
    • 2 Dentists
      • 2.1 Method
      • 2.2 Overall numbers
        • Over the decade
      • 2.3 Demographic characteristics
      • 2.4 Practice characteristics
        • Hours worked per week
        • Area of practice
        • Type of practice
          • Based on main area of practice (first practice location):
          • Based on all areas of practice:
      • 2.5 Geographic distribution
        • Distribution across jurisdictions
        • Distribution across remoteness areas
    • 3 Dental specialists
      • 3.1 Method
      • 3.2 Overall numbers
      • 3.4 Specialist groups
        • Comparisons among specialist groups
        • Differences between specialists and general dental practitioners
    • 4 Allied dental practitioners
      • 4.1 Methods
        • Oral health therapists
        • Prosthetists
      • 4.2 Dental hygienists
        • Overall numbers
        • Demographic characteristics
        • Practice characteristics
        • Distribution by geographic classification
      • 4.3 Dental therapists
        • Overall numbers
        • Demographic characteristics
        • Practice characteristics
        • Distribution by geographic classification
      • 4.4 Oral health therapists
        • Overall numbers
        • Demographic characteristics
        • Practice characteristics
        • Distribution by geographic classification
      • 4.5 Dental prosthetists
        • Overall numbers
        • Demographic characteristics
        • Practice characteristics
        • Distribution by geographic classification
    • 5 Discussion
      • Composition of the dental labour force
      • Practice setting and activity
      • Geographic distribution
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A: Data tables
        • A1 Dentist tables
        • A2 Specialist tables
        • A3 Dental hygienist tables
        • A4 Dental therapist tables
        • A5 Oral health therapist tables
        • A6 Dental prosthetist tables
      • Appendix B: Questionnaire
        • B1 Dentist labour force questionnaire
        • B2 Dental hygienist/therapist/dual practitioner questionnaire
        • B3 Dental prosthetists labour force questionnaire
      • Appendix C: Estimated resident population by state/territory and remoteness area, 2006
      • Appendix D: Publications from the national dental labour force data collections
        • Articles
        • Newsletters
        • Research Reports
        • Reports
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes

Recommended citation

Balasubramanian M, Teusner D 2011. Dentists, specialists and allied practitioners in Australia: Dental Labour Force Collection, 2006. Dental statistics and research series no. 53. Cat. no. DEN 202. Canberra: AIHW.