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released: 3 Nov 2008 author: AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit

This research report provides information on the practice activity of dentists in Australia in relation to their geographic location. Data are presented on dentist age, type of practice, time worked per year, number of patient visits supplied, waiting time for an appointment, and perceived practice busyness by geographic location (classified as major city or regional/remote). This information is provided for dentists in private general practice from 2003-04.

ISSN 1445-775X; Cat. no. DEN 187; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Summary
  • Data collection
  • Dentist characteristics
  • Type of practice
  • Practice activity
    • Hours per year by age and location
    • Visits per year by age and location
    • Waiting time for an appointment
  • Perceived practice busyness
    • Busyness by age and location
  • Discussion
  • Response
  • Age distribution by sex
  • Location characteristics
  • References

Notes and corrections

The current version of the publication is presented above.

Previous versions of files that have been updated or corrected are presented below.

  1. (11 May 2010) Figure 1, page 1 - 'Figure 1: Age of patient by geographic location' was corrected to 'Figure 1: Age of dentist by geographic location'.

Recommended citation

AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit 2008. Dental practice activity by geographic location. DSRU research report no. 40. Cat. no. DEN 187. Canberra: AIHW.