Public dental waiting list episode—waiting list type, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Public dental waiting list type |
METEOR identifier: | 429615 |
Registration status: | Health!, Standard 02/08/2012 |
Definition: | The type of public dental waiting list upon which a person is placed, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Public dental waiting times |
Data Element Concept: | Public dental waiting list episode—waiting list type |
Value Domain: | Dental waiting list type code N |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Origin: | Victorian Department of Human Services - Public dental non-urgent care wait list policy |
Reference documents: | Victorian Department of Human Services 2011. Public dental non-urgent care wait list policy. Victorian Department of Human Services, Melbourne. Viewed 17 August 2011, http://docs.health.vic.gov.au/docs/doc/Public-dental-non-urgent-care-wait-list-policy-July-2007 |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Jurisdictions often maintain separate waiting lists for different categories of dental treatment. For example, a person waiting for dentures will be placed on a denture waiting list, while a person waiting for a check-up may be placed on a waiting list for general dental care. The lists are likely to have different waiting times so it is necessary to differentiate between lists. The 'Assessment' code should only be used if the person is placed on a specific waiting list for assessment which is distinct from the waiting lists for general dental care or denture care. If the jurisdiction does not have a separate 'Assessment' waiting list, then waiting list episodes should be recorded using the 'General dental care' or 'Denture care' codes, even if an assessment to determine future treatment is included in the course of care. The calculation of total waiting time will differ between jurisdictions that use an assessment waiting list and those that do not. In cases where a person is on a waiting list for both general dental care and denture care—for example, a person with natural teeth requiring partial dentures is placed on a waiting list for denture care following completion of general care—this should be counted as two separate waiting list episodes. In cases where a person is on a waiting list for combined general and denture care—that is, a person with natural teeth requiring partial denture treatment is given partial denture treatment within a course of general care without a person being placed on a denture waiting list—this should be counted as a single general care waiting list episode. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Public dental waiting times DSS 2012-13 Health!, Superseded 09/11/2012 Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2013-2018 Health!, Superseded 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Public dental waiting times NMDS 2018- Health!, Standard 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 |
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Used as Disaggregation
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2017 Health!, Superseded 30/01/2018 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2018 Health!, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2019 Health!, Superseded 13/03/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2020 Health!, Standard 13/03/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2021 Health!, Standard 16/09/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 13–Waiting times for public dentistry, 2022 Health!, Standard 24/09/2021 |