Table 1.

Number of complaints and adjusted complaint rate per 1000 practitioners per year

	Number of complaints n = 45 224	Adjusted complaint rate per 1000 practitioners per year	95% confidence interval
Profession
Dental practitioner	4725	42.7	(41.0–44.4)
Dentists	4279	56.9	(54.6–59.3)
Dental prosthetist	320	50.0	(42.8–57.2)
Oral health therapist, dental therapist, dental hygienist	126	11.2	(9.1–13.3)
Medical practitioner	25 230	36.9	(36.2–37.6)
Pharmacist	2378	19.5	(18.6–20.5)
Psychologist	2440	21.6	(20.6–22.6)
Nurse/midwife	8803	6.0	(5.8–6.1)
Other health practitioner	1648	9.2	(8.7–9.7)