Table 4.
Mean and total timings for risk-based contemporary dental care amongst 12-year-olds (weighted sample and population) and estimated workforce required based on dental professionals’ clinical working hours for management of dental caries and periodontal health: minimum - maximum professional intervention
| Caries risk level | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Low | 2 - Relatively low | 3 - Relatively high | 4 - High | |||
| Total | ||||||
| Sample | Mean time per child (minutes) | 42–49 | 134–158 | 132–180 | 187–235 | 143.3–185.3 |
| Total time for survey sample (minutes) | 17,623–20,833 | 254,206–299,647 | 743,766–1,012,836 | 531,910–667,857 | 1,547,505–2,001,173 | |
| Nationally | Total time for all 12-year-olds (minutes) | 40,693,369–48,105,399 | 586,975,926–691,901,533 | 1,717,397,892–2,338,697,002 | 1,228,210,547–1,542,120,447 | 3,573,277,732–4,620,824,383 |
| Workforce required (60% clinicala) | 609–720 | 8791–10,363 | 25,722–35,028 | 18,395–23,097 | 53,518–69,208 | |
| Workforce required (70% clinicala) | 522–618 | 7535–8882 | 22,048–30,024 | 15,767–19,797 | 45,873–59,321 | |
| Workforce required (80% clinicala) | 457–540 | 6594–7772 | 19,292–26,271 | 13,797–17,323 | 40,139–51,906 | |
| Workforce required (90% clinicala) | 406–480 | 5861–6909 | 17,148–23,352 | 12,264–15,398 | 35,679–46,139 | |
| Urban | ||||||
| Sample | Mean time per child (minutes) | 41–48 | 133–157 | 133–181 | 183–231 | 138.1–175.5 |
| Total time for survey sample (minutes) | 12,053–14,316 | 113,662–134,045 | 143,941–195,730 | 159,077–200,706 | 428,733–544,797 | |
| Nationally | Total time for all 12-year-olds (minutes) | 27,830,319–33,057,126 | 262,452,860–309,517,577 | 332,368,991–451,952,076 | 367,317,225–463,441,654 | 989,969,393–1,257,968,433 |
| Workforce required (60% clinicala) | 417–495 | 3931–4636 | 4978–6769 | 5501–6941 | 14,827–18,841 | |
| Workforce required (70% clinicala) | 357–424 | 3369–3974 | 4267–5802 | 4716–5950 | 12,709–16,149 | |
| Workforce required (80% clinicala) | 313–371 | 2948–3477 | 3734–5077 | 4126–5206 | 11,120–14,131 | |
| Workforce required (90% clinicala) | 278–330 | 2621–3091 | 3319–4513 | 3668–4627 | 9885–12,561 | |
| Rural | ||||||
| Sample | Mean time per child (minutes) | 45–52 | 134–158 | 132–180 | 189–237 | 145.5–189.3 |
| Total time for survey sample (minutes) | 5571–6517 | 140,544–165,602 | 599,824–817,106 | 372,833–467,151 | 1,118,772–1,456,376 | |
| Nationally | Total time for all 12-year-olds (minutes) | 12,863,050–15,048,273 | 324,523,066–382,383,956 | 1,385,028,901–1,886,744,926 | 860,893,322–1,078,678,793 | 2,583,308,339–3,362,855,950 |
| Workforce required (60% clinicala) | 193–225 | 4861–5727 | 20,744–28,259 | 12,894–16,156 | 38,691–50,367 | |
| Workforce required (70% clinicala) | 165–193 | 4166–4909 | 17,781–24,222 | 11,052–13,848 | 33,164–43,172 | |
| Workforce required (80% clinicala) | 144–169 | 3645–4295 | 15,558–21,194 | 9670–12,117 | 29,018–37,775 | |
| Workforce required (90% clinicala) | 128–150 | 3240–3818 | 13,829–18,839 | 8596–10,771 | 25,794–33,578 | |
a60%/70%/80%/90% clinical: Clinical working hours accounted for 60%/70%/80%/90% of the whole time equivalent clinical working hours of dental professionals based on 37.85 working hours per week and 49 working weeks per year