Workforce and Contents of Home Dental Care in Japanese Insurance System
Table 3
Number of dental staffs with or without implementation of home dental care.
Home dental care
Home
Nursing home
−
+
value
−
+
value
Dentist
Regular
1.20+/−0.49
1.35+/−0.71
0.024
1.27+/−0.57
1.28+/−0.66
0.948
Part-time
0.30+/−0.74
0.37+/−0.86
0.424
0.28+/−0.74
0.40+/−0.87
0.078
Dental hygienist
Regular
1.16+/−1.12
1.52+/−1.53
0.030
1.19+/−1.30
1.50+/−1.38
0.017
Part-time
0.36+/−0.74
0.44+/−0.77
0.191
0.34+/−0.73
0.46+/−0.78
0.082
Dental assistant
Regular
1.27+/−1.22
1.59+/−1.29
0.009
1.29+/−1.28
1.58+/−1.24
0.007
Part-time
0.33+/−0.72
0.37+/−0.79
0.927
0.33+/−0.77
0.37+/−0.73
0.204
values were calculated by Mann–Whitney U tests. Numbers of regular attendees of dental hygienists and dental assistants were statistically significant.
