其他摘要：Background: Having an estimate of needed workforce is necessary for workforce planning. Time and work study is a means to provide basic data in this regard. Purpose: To determine delivery time for common type of dental care, dentists’ working time in Tehran. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the general dentists who work in private clinics in Tehran. 100 dentists were chosen randomly. They filled out a self-administered questionnaire. In order to determine the time spent on each service by the dentists, the median was calculated as the central index. Results: The list of dental treatments was determined by median time to deliver each of them. The useful working time was 90000 minutes for each dentist during a year. Conclusion: The results of this study can be used in estimating dental workforce and reforming dental educational programs. Key words: WORKFORCE, DENTAL SERVICES, DENTAL CARE, DELIVERY TIME, EDUCATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
