❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice from 2005 seeks data on a dental contract, including patient numbers, dentist employment, qualifications, special needs expertise, and referral patterns. The response provides some data but indicates limitations in tracking certain information.
AnsweredQoN 17Legislative Assembly
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(b) how many patients were treated in each of the four years of the contract; (c) how many dentists were (a) employed and (b) contracted to perform these services in each of the four years of the contract; (d) what were the qualifications of each of the dentists performing these examinations; (e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(c) how many dentists were (a) employed and (b) contracted to perform these services in each of the four years of the contract; (d) what were the qualifications of each of the dentists performing these examinations; (e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(d) what were the qualifications of each of the dentists performing these examinations; (e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(a) 2001/2002 financial year - 26 2002/2003 financial year - 8,600 2003/2004 financial year - 3,384 2004/2005 financial year - 1,611 to 31 March 2005 (b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined. (c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined. (c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(e) Nil (f) No data available
(f) No data available
(c) how many dentists were (a) employed and (b) contracted to perform these services in each of the four years of the contract; (d) what were the qualifications of each of the dentists performing these examinations; (e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(d) what were the qualifications of each of the dentists performing these examinations; (e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(e) how many of the dentists referred to in (3) and (4) had qualifications as a special needs dentist; and (f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(f) how many patients were referred to their own private dentists following examination oral examination?
(a) 2001/2002 financial year - 26 2002/2003 financial year - 8,600 2003/2004 financial year - 3,384 2004/2005 financial year - 1,611 to 31 March 2005 (b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined. (c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined. (c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 4 2004/2005 - 5 (b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0 2002/2003 - 3 2003/2004 - 3 2004/2005 - 1 (d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney) Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3 Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2 Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol) Bachelor Dental Science (WITS) Australian Dental Examining Council (e) Nil (f) No data available
(e) Nil (f) No data available
(f) No data available
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Answered
3 May 2005
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
27 days
(a) 2001/2002 financial year - 26
2002/2003 financial year - 8,600
2003/2004 financial year - 3,384
2004/2005 financial year - 1,611 to 31 March 2005
(b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined.
(c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 4
2004/2005 - 5
(b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 3
2004/2005 - 1
(d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney)
Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3
Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2
Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol)
Bachelor Dental Science (WITS)
Australian Dental Examining Council
(e) Nil
(f) No data available
2002/2003 financial year - 8,600
2003/2004 financial year - 3,384
2004/2005 financial year - 1,611 to 31 March 2005
(b) As the treatment services were not tracked separately from other patients, the number of patients treated cannot be determined.
(c) (a) Employed 2001/2002 - 1
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 4
2004/2005 - 5
(b) Contracted 2001/2002 - 0
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 3
2004/2005 - 1
(d) Bachelor Dental Surgery (Sydney)
Bachelor Dental Science (WA) x 3
Bachelor Dental Surgery (London) x 2
Bachelor Dental Surgery (Bristol)
Bachelor Dental Science (WITS)
Australian Dental Examining Council
(e) Nil
(f) No data available
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