Objectives: To determine delivery time, types of services and occupation percentage by each service among dentists in Tehran.
Matcrial & mcthods: A cross - sectional study was conducted among the general dentists who work in
private clinics in Tehran. 100 dentists were chosen randomly. They filled out a self-administered questionnaire. In order to determine the time spent on each service by the dentists, the median of data was calculated as the central indice.
Results & Conclusion: The list of dental treatments was determined by median time for delivering each of them. The useful working time was 90000 minutes for each dentist during a year. The results of this study can be used in planning of dental workforce.
type of study:
Descriptive |
Accepted: 2018/11/28 | Published: 2002/04/15