Effective strategic workforce planning for integrated and co-ordinated health and social care
is essential if future services are to be resourced such that skill mix, clinical practice and …

Background This study involved a scoping review to explore factors influencing dental
hygienist demand and supply in high-income countries. Methods A six-stage scoping review …

Introduction Intraprofessional learning is a promising approach to enhance teamwork and
patient care. This mixed‐method study aimed to assess the readiness and experience of …

Aim: This study aims to estimate the optimum number of dentists needed by determining the
social and economic variables that affect the dental workforce planning in Turkey. Methods …

Background Dental services can be provided by the oral health therapy (OHT) workforce
and dentists. This study aims to quantify the potential cost-savings of increased utilisation of …

Introduction The scope of practice of qualified dental hygienists and therapists allows them
to undertake non-surgical periodontal screening, treatment and preventive care, and to …

Introduction: Understanding dental therapy practice across clinical settings is useful for
education and service planning. This study assessed if dental therapy service provision …

Background The aim was to examine the numbers of hours worked and patient visits
provided by age and gender of dentists in Australia, and compare with previous estimates to …

Objectives To examine the efect of age and gender on dental services provided by dentists
in Australia, and compare with previous estimates across the period 1983–1984 to 2013 …

Introduction Dental hygienists (DH s) have been practising in Australia since the early
1970s. Objective This study describes the clinical activity of Australian DH s. Methods A …