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. 2014 Aug;42(8):902–907. doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2014.03.001

Table 1.

Unit costs.

Services Unit cost Source Note
GP, surgery visit (face to face) £43.29 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p183 – with qualification per minute (£3.70). Including direct care staff costs Average visit time is 11.7 min (PSSRU p. 182) (£3.70 × 11.7)
GP, surgery visit (tel/email) £26.27 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p183 – with qualification – lasting 7.1 min
GP, home visit £110.00 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p183 – with qualification – per visit (Inc. travel time) Per out of surgery visit lasting 23.4 min
District nurse, home visiting £27.30 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p175/183 – with qualification – per visit (Inc. travel) £70 per hour. Assume visit time is same as GP out of surgery, i.e. 23.4 min (70/60*23.4)
District nurse, patient-related work £6.86 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p175 – with qualification – per contact Assume contact is telephone call and is same length as GP = 7.1 min (58/60*7.1)
Hospital inpatient stay £586.00 (Curtis, 2012)21 – p109. Non-elective inpatient stays (short stays)
Hospital A&E – leading to admitted £152.00 (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009)22 – dental care – HRG code: VB10Z
Hospital A&E – not leading to admitted £68.00 (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009) [22] – dental care – HRG code: VB10Z
Hospital general outpatient clinic – dental medicine specialities £105.00 (Lloyd-Jones et al., 2009)22 – outpatient attendances – service code: 450
Lab cost: full upper or lower only with standard teeth (2× for F/F) £167.05 Mgill website (http://www.mgill.co.uk/Price_list/index.html), November 2012
Salary Per hour Year 2012 (adjusted for inflation) (CCEMG – EPPI-centre cost converter, 2013) Source
Dentist (NHS, England) £32.87 2011 £33.69 Pay circular (M&D) 1/2011 and PSSRU p. 182
Overheads
% of income Dentist (NHS, England) as above
Wages and NI (per hour) 17.42% £33.69
Overheads (per hour) 12.77% £24.70
Cost of materials Per bag/box Per patient Item
1 £10.99 £0.79 Heraeus/Kulzer Xantalgin select refill bag 500 g (10.99/14)
2 £16.89 £2.41 Impression compound stick Kerr Greenper box (16.89/7)
3 £24.59 £1.64 GC Europe iso functional stick Pink 120 g box (24.59/15)
4 £77.29 £7.73 3 M Espe Express 2 regular body Quick set 4 × 50 ml (77.29/10)
5 £45.99 £6.57 Kerr Extrude Purple 2 × 50 ml & tips (45.99/7)
6 £77.29 £19.32 3 M Espe Express 2 light body standard Quick set 4 × 50 ml (77.29/4)
Total Per patient Notes
Alginate (1,2,3) £4.84 (Green stick and pink stick impressions cost (2.41 + 1.64 + 0.79)
Silicone (3,4,5,6) £35.26 (Heavy medium and light) and pink stick impression cost (1.64 + 6.57 + 19.32 + 7.73)