Salaried services in the delivery of dental care in Western industrialised countries: Implications for the National Health Service in England

International Dental Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-16

  Downer, M C ^a   Drugan, C S ^a   Blinkhorn, A S ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capitation; Clinical auxiliary personnel; Fee per item; Oral health care delivery; Salaried dental services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; DENTAL ASSISTANT; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL FEE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTAL AUXILIARIES; DENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENGLAND; EUROPE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW ZEALAND; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STATE DENTISTRY; TIME FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646172616     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2006.tb00068.x     Document Type: Article

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