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Table 1 Panel inquiry timing results and BDA Heathrow Timings and total treatment demand 2011/12 England primary care

From: Alternative scenarios: harnessing mid-level providers and evidence-based practice in primary dental care in England through operational research

 

BDA Heathrow Timings in minutes

Total number of clinical items

Treatment

Timings for adults

Timings for children

Adults

Children

Examinations

11.3

11.3

21,141,217

9,024,617

Scale and polish

15.1

15.1

885,253

12,281,036

Fluoride varnish

4

5

1,350,626

456,854

Fissure sealants

18.2

18.2

40,105

257,324

Endodontics

75.7

75.7

588,241

38,157

Tooth restorations

19.7

17.6

10,725,507

3,426,437

Extractions

17.6

17.5

2,936,211

902,049

Upper denture acrylic

76.4

76.4

600,702

3,743

Upper denture metal

79.1

79.1

54,924

363

Lower denture metal

79.1

79.1

28,291

61

Lower denture acrylic

76.4

76.4

362,817

723

Veneers

50.5

50.5

29,884

3,338

Inlays

50.5

50.5

188,238

10,825

Radiographs

5

5

10,561,103

949,485

Bridge units

63.7

63.7

184,553

5,638

Crowns

63.7

63.7

781,322

13,162

Antibiotic prescribing

4

4

532,806

68,894

Total

  

50,991,800

27,442,706

  1. Source: BDA Heathrow Timings: panel inquiry treatments in italics.