Brown L J, Lazar V
American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 May;129(5):619-22. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0282.
Although the total number of active private dentists increased by 21.7 percent between 1982 and 1995, the number of active private part-time dentists increased by 104 percent, while the number of active private full-time dentists increased by 8 percent. Thus, the total number of hours active private dentists spent in the office has not increased to the same extent as the number of active private dentists. During the same period, however, the average number of hours spent treating patients increased, indicating that dentists are becoming more efficient in directing their office hours toward clinical dentistry. The distribution of active private part-and full-time dentists and the actual number of hours they spent in the dental office and spent treating patients provide a more complete picture of the capacity of the dental care delivery system than only looking at the increase in the total number of dentists.
尽管1982年至1995年间，在职私人牙医总数增长了21.7%，但在职私人兼职牙医数量增长了104%，而在职私人全职牙医数量仅增长了8%。因此，在职私人牙医在诊所花费的总时长，并未与在职私人牙医数量同步增长。然而，在同一时期，每位牙医用于治疗患者的平均时长增加了，这表明牙医们在将诊所工作时间用于临床治疗方面变得更加高效。与仅关注牙医总数的增长相比，在职私人兼职和全职牙医的分布情况，以及他们在牙科诊所花费的实际时长和用于治疗患者的时长，能更全面地反映牙科护理服务体系的能力。
