KPI 22: Full time equivalent (FTE) rates of registered clinically active dental practitioners per 100,000 population
One of the foundation area goals of the National Oral Health Plan 2015–2024 is to build more equity in the distribution of the oral health workforce to improve accessibility to oral health care.
The FTE rate of dental practitioners in Australia has remained relatively stable, ranging from 71.4 in 2015 to 72.9 in 2017.
In 2017, Major cities had the highest FTE rate of dental practitioners (82.3) compared with 61.2 in Inner regional, 53.7 in Outer regional, 43.2 in Remote and 25.8 in Very remote areas.
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