Measuring access to health services: General Dental Services in Scotland

C J Tilley; M J Chalkley

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812905

Measuring access to health services: General Dental Services in Scotland

C J Tilley, M J Chalkley

Centre for Health Economics

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Abstract

Recently the issue of access to health services has been brought into sharp focus by clear evidence of rationing--patients queuing for NHS registration--in the NHS General Dental Services (GDS). Conventional estimates suggest that about 50% of adults are registered per annum. This paper demonstrates that these conventional measures of access and utilisation can generate potentially misleading inferences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	599-601; discussion 583
Journal	British dental journal
Volume	199
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4812905
Publication status	Published - 2005

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