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One hundred and twenty-six dental offices in Washington State kept a record of each time an expanded function was performed by the dentist, hygienist, or assistant. There were five two-week recording periods starting in February 1979 and ending in February 1981. Consistent with increasing productivity, dentists most frequently delegate tasks to dental assistants rather than dental hygienists and delegate an individual task consistently if it is delegated at all. For tasks that may be delegated to the assistant, a relationship was found between the per cent of dentists delegating an individual task and the amount of the dentist's time that is freed through delegating that task. From the perspective of quality of care, the per cent of dentists who delegate a task was inversely related to the complexity of the task.
M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
January 1998,
Focus MDA : the official publication of the Missouri Dental Association,
M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
November 2006,
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M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
March 1986,
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M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
January 1980,
Dental hygiene,
M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
January 1978,
The Dental assistant,
M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
June 1969,
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M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
December 1967,
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M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
June 1988,
Tandlaegebladet,
M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
January 1990,
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M K Chapko, and
P Milgrom, and
M Bergner, and
D Conrad, and
N Skalabrin
May 1976,
Quintessenz Journal,
