Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2018 Mar;63(1):118-123. doi: 10.1111/adj.12578. Epub 2018 Jan 2.
The aim was to examine the numbers of hours worked and patient visits provided by age and gender of dentists in Australia, and compare with previous estimates to describe trends.
Data were collected from a random sample (N = 2961) of Australian dentists. Private sector dentists working in clinical practise were included in the analysis.
The response rate was 49% (N = 1345 dentists). Hours per year worked and number of patient visits per year were lower for dentists aged 65 years and older compared with younger dentists, and were higher for male compared with female dentists aged 35-45 to 55-64 years. Hours per year worked were lower in 2013-2014 than reported in 2009-2010, but the number of patient visits in 2013-2014 was similar to the previously reported estimate from 2009-2010.
Hours worked and visits provided were only lower among older dentists aged 65 years or more. Male dentists tend to work more hours per year and provide more patient visits per year than female dentists. Over the last decade, Australian dentists maintained a stable output of visits per year despite a trend towards fewer hours worked per year.
本研究旨在考察澳大利亚牙医的工作时长和患者就诊量的年龄和性别分布，并与以往的估计值进行比较，以描述其变化趋势。
数据来自澳大利亚随机抽取的（N=2961）牙医样本。本研究分析仅纳入在临床实践中工作的私人执业牙医。
本研究的应答率为 49%（N=1345 名牙医）。与年轻牙医相比，65 岁及以上的牙医每年的工作时长和每年的患者就诊量较低，而 35-45 岁至 55-64 岁的男性牙医每年的工作时长和每年的患者就诊量均高于女性牙医。与 2009-2010 年报告的情况相比，2013-2014 年的每年工作时长有所下降，但 2013-2014 年的每年患者就诊量与之前报告的 2009-2010 年的估计值相似。
只有 65 岁及以上的老年牙医的工作时长和就诊量较低。与女性牙医相比，男性牙医每年的工作时长较长，每年的患者就诊量也较高。在过去十年中，尽管澳大利亚牙医每年的工作时长呈下降趋势，但每年的就诊量保持稳定。
