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This Safety Code has been prepared to provide specific guidance to the dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant and other support personnel concerned with safety procedures and equipment performance.

Utilization and payments to the Nova Scotia Dental Surgical Program. The Nova Scotia Dental Surgical Program provides eligible residents of Nova Scotia coverage for medically necessary oral and maxillofacial surgery when hospital admission is required. Includes the following data fields: Fiscal Year, # of Services Rendered, Amount Paid, Persons Insured, Beneficiaries, # of Services per Insured Person, Paid per Insured Person, # of Services per Beneficiary, Paid per Beneficiary.

Utilization and payments to the IWK Dental Academic Funding Plan. The IWK Dental Academic Funding Plan provides eligible residents of Nova Scotia coverage for pediatric dentistry services performed at the IWK Health Centre. This includes services provided under the following programs: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program, Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Program, Individuals with Special Needs Oral Health Program, and the Exceptional Circumstances Program. Includes the following data fields: Fiscal Year, Amount Paid, Beneficiaries, Services Per Beneficiary, Paid per Beneficiary, Total Services Rendered, Services Rendered - Children’s Oral Health, Services Rendered – Mentally Challenged, Services Rendered – Dental Surgery, Services Rendered – Special Considerations

This table contains 155232 series, with data for years 2000 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12 to 14 years; 15 to 19 years; 12 to 19 years ...) Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...) Dental visits (6 items: Total; dental visits; Dental visits; 3 or more years ago; Dental visits; 1 year to less than 3 years ago; Dental visits; within past 12 months ...) - Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval; number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval; number of persons ...).

Children's Oral Health Utilization reports on payments made by MSI to cover basic dental care for children of Nova Scotia. Includes the following data fields: Year, Services Rendered, Amount Paid, Persons Insured, Beneficiaries, Services per Insured Person, Paid per Insured Person, Services per Beneficiary, Paid per Beneficiary.

During 1997 close to 80% of Canadians made use of the services of a family physician. For Canada as a whole, and for each province, the majority of the population, close to 58%, visited a family physician more than twice during that time period. Health services utilization patterns, for both individuals and for regions, are influenced by factors like age, gender, self-rated health status, education, and income.

This notice applies to owners of dental facilities that perform activities in relation to dental amalgam or elemental mercury. This notice has been in effect since May 8, 2010, for owners of dental facilities. Although the initial facilities subject have completed their obligations, this notice is still in effect. This means that new facilities could become subject if they meet the requirement(s) of the notice.

This table provides a comparison of annual statistics on the Number of Dentists, Dental Specialists, and Oral Surgeons, and Average Payments to these types of practitioners, by Age Group, based on fee-for-service payments under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP). This table is an Excel version of a table in the “Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement” report published annually by Alberta Health.

This table contains 14784 series, with data for years 1994 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia ...), Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12-14 years; 15-19 years; 12-19 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Contact with dental professionals (4 items: Total population for the variable contact with dental professionals; Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months; No contact with dental professionals in past 12 months; Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months; not stated ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons ...).

This table contains 6720 series, with data for years 1994 - 1998 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (not all combinations are available): Geography (5 items: Territories; Northwest Territories including Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Yukon ...), Age group (14 items: Total; 12 years and over; 12-14 years; 15-19 years; 12-19 years ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Contact with dental professionals (4 items: Total population for the variable contact with dental professionals; Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months; Contact with dental professionals in past 12 months; not stated; No contact with dental professionals in past 12 months ...), Characteristics (8 items: Number of persons; High 95% confidence interval - number of persons; Coefficient of variation for number of persons; Low 95% confidence interval - number of persons ...).