National Healthcare Agreement: PI 26-Dental services, 2012
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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| Indicator type: | Output measure |
| Short name: | PI 26-Dental services, 2012 |
| METEOR identifier: | 435851 |
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| Description: | Differential rates for use of dental services per 1,000 population |
| Indicator set: | National Healthcare Agreement (2012) Health, Superseded 25/06/2013 |
| Outcome area: | Primary and Community Health Health, Standard 07/07/2010 |
| Quality statement: | National Healthcare Agreement: PI 26-Dental services, 2012 QS Health, Retired 14/01/2015 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Population group age from: | 5 years (total population) 2 years (Indigenous population) |
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| Computation description: | Specific types of services to be classified into areas of service according to the Australian Dental Association (ADA) Schedule of Dental Services. Visits classified as emergency if for relief of pain, and as general for problems not involving relief of pain or for a check-up. Dentate persons classified on the basis of the presence of one or more natural teeth. Numerator to be divided into people who visited a dentist for emergency or general treatment. Service estimates are to be restricted to dentate persons. Rates directly age-standardised to the 2001 Australian population. Analysis by remoteness and SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of person. Presented per 1,000 population. 95% confidence intervals and relative standard errors calculated for rates. |
| Computation: | 1,000 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator) |
| Numerator: | Total population: Number of persons aged 5 years and over who visited a dentist in the last 12 months Indigenous population: Number of persons aged 2 years and over who visited a dentist in the last 12 months |
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| Denominator: | Total population: Population aged 5 years or over Indigenous population: Population aged 2 years or over |
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| Disaggregation: | Nationally, by service type (general, emergency, total) by provider type (public/private), by:
State and territory, by service type (general, emergency, total) by provider type (public/private). Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication. |
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| Comments: | Most recent data available for 2012 CRC report: 2010 NDTIS; 2004-05 NATSIHS for Indigenous status. |
Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Rate |
| Data type: | Real |
| Unit of measure: | Person |
| Format: | NN[N].N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
| Framework and dimensions: | Accessibility |
Data source attributes | |
| Data sources: | ABS Estimated resident population (total population) Frequency Quarterly Quality statement ABS Estimated resident population (total population), QS Data custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) Frequency Every 2 and a half years Data custodian Australian Institute of Health and Welfare ABS 2004-05 National Health Survey (NHS) Frequency Every 3 years Data custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) Frequency Every 6 years Data custodian Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Accountability attributes | |
| Reporting requirements: | National Healthcare Agreement |
| Organisation responsible for providing data: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Further data development / collection required: | Specification: Interim |
Source and reference attributes | |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 15-Waiting times for public dentistry, 2012
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 16-People deferring access to selected healthcare due to cost, 2012
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 25-Specialist services, 2012
Supersedes National Healthcare Agreement: PI 26-Dental services, 2011
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