From: Activities of the oral health teams in primary health care: a time-motion study
Distribution of activities | Dentist (n = 12) | Oral Health Assistant (n = 3) | Oral Health Technician (n = 5) | |||||||
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NO | TM | % | NO | TM | % | NO | TM | % | ||
Direct Care | Interventions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Dental Consultation | 444 | 24.39 | 42.36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Dental Consultation – Oral Cancer Campaign | 56 | 2.96 | 0.65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Collective procedures | 18 | 10.44 | 0.74 | - | - | - | 13 | 36.23 | 4.77 | |
Home Visits | 11 | 20.45 | 0.88 | - | - | - | 20 | 12.55 | 2.54 | |
Outpatient Procedures | 8 | 12.37 | 0.39 | 6 | 6.67 | 0.64 | 41 | 20.83 | 8.66 | |
Support with exams/procedures | 5 | 12.00 | 0.23 | 85 | 15.35 | 20.92 | 26 | 22.81 | 6.01 | |
Promotion of educational activities | 1 | 9.00 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Community health development | 1 | 2.00 | 0.01 | - | - | - | 1 | 13.00 | 0.13 | |
Anthropometric Measurements | Â | Â | Â | - | - | - | 1 | 1.00 | 0.01 | |
Advice on the Health Care System | 40 | 2.70 | 0.42 | 16 | 1.75 | 0.45 | 33 | 2.15 | 0.72 | |
Care to spontaneous demand | 2 | 10.00 | 0.08 | 26 | 2.08 | 0.87 | 14 | 2.86 | 0.41 | |
Indirect Care | Documentation | 337 | 9.50 | 12.15 | 20 | 6.35 | 2.04 | 122 | 18.09 | 22.37 |
Administrative meetings | 25 | 60.08 | 5.87 | 2 | 67.50 | 2.16 | 3 | 68.67 | 2.09 | |
Organization of the work process | 216 | 7.38 | 6.23 | 69 | 6.33 | 7.01 | 82 | 8.11 | 6.74 | |
Exchange of information about health care and/or health services | 401 | 3.42 | 5.36 | 84 | 2.39 | 3.22 | 217 | 2.99 | 6.57 | |
Scientific research | 13 | 38.46 | 1.96 | 1 | 11.00 | 0.18 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.03 | |
Development of care processes and protocols | 4 | 59.75 | 0.93 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Safety monitoring | 7 | 20.29 | 0.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Multidisciplinary care assessment meetings | 4 | 36.00 | 0.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Infection control | 100 | 1.48 | 0.58 | 161 | 12.23 | 31.57 | 50 | 3.22 | 1.63 | |
Mapping and territorialization | 1 | 11.00 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Health surveillance | 7 | 5.00 | 0.14 | 1 | 37.00 | 0.59 | 3 | 21.67 | 0.66 | |
Reference and cross-reference | 1 | 11.00 | 0.04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Educational actions for health care professionals (master’s/doctoral courses) | 2 | 103.00 | 0.81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Educational actions for health care professionals (permanent training) | 4 | 82.50 | 1.29 | 2 | 18.00 | 0.58 | 2 | 154.50 | 3.13 | |
Student support | 1 | 4.00 | 0.02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Supply control | 3 | 4.67 | 0.05 | 57 | 5.70 | 5.21 | 13 | 8.46 | 1.11 | |
Personal Activity | 566 | 4.91 | 10.87 | 88 | 3.41 | 4.81 | 275 | 5.50 | 15.34 | |
Absent | 24 | 37.38 | 3.51 | 9 | 94.56 | 13.64 | 19 | 18.32 | 3.53 | |
Related Activity | 108 | 2.55 | 1.08 | 48 | 3.21 | 2.47 | 121 | 4.98 | 6.11 | |
Waiting Time | 88 | 6.28 | 2.16 | 27 | 8.41 | 3.64 | 59 | 12.44 | 7.44 |