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Table 4 DENTASSim scenario 2 “Minimal Direct Access” clinical hours by % of examinations undertaken by dental therapists

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

% of examinations undertaken by dental therapists

Proportion of clinical time by dentists for all clinical hours (%)

Dentists total clinical hours

Proportion of clinical time by dental therapists for all clinical hours (%)

Dental therapists total clinical hours

0

70.5

13,610,437

29.5

5,683,801

10

67.6

13,042,313

32.4

6,251,925

20

64.7

12,474,190

35.3

6,820,048

30

61.7

11,906,067

38.3

7,388,171

40

58.8

11,337,944

41.2

7,956,294

50

55.8

10,769,821

44.2

8,524,418

60

52.9

10,201,697

47.1

9,092,541

70

49.9

9,633,574

50.1

9,660,664

80

47.0

9,065,451

53.0

10,228,787

90

44.0

8,497,328

56.0

10,796,910

100

41.1

7,929,205

58.9

11,365,034

  1. Age-specific clinical time in hours for dental therapists are in bold, and the regular font represents dentists’ clinical hours.