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Table 2 Summary of dental treatment services that can be provided by the dental practitioner divisions

From: A dental workforce strategy to make Australian public dental services more efficient

Service type

DH

DT

OHT

Dentist

Diagnostics

✓

✓

✓

✓

Preventive

✓

✓

✓

✓

Periodontics

✓

✘

✓

✓

Oral surgery

✘

88311 and 88316 only

88311 and 88316 only

✓

Endodontics

✘

88411 and 88414 only

88411 and 88414 only

✓

Restorative services

✘

✓

✓

✓

Prosthodontics

✘

✘

✘

✓

General services

88911 only

88911 only

88911 only

✓

  1. 88311—extraction of tooth (first tooth extracted on day)
  2. 88316—additional extraction of tooth
  3. 88411—direct pulp capping
  4. 88414—pulpotomy
  5. 88911—palliative care
  6. DH dental hygienist, DT dental therapist, OHT oral health therapist