Waiting Time (Months) for Dental Services
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI): Victorian Health Services Performance
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The time between the date the client was placed on the waiting list, and the date of the first appointment offered by the service.
Numerator
The time between the first contact and the first scheduled appointment.
Denominator
This is a continuous outcome.
Exclusions
Those assessed as needing emergency care or priority clients (e.g. people experiencing homelessness, pregnant women or children up to the age of 12) are offered the next available appointment and are not placed on a wait list.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Dental Health Services Victoria
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Victoria Health Services Performance Dental Care dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025