Definition
The area of dental practice in which a dentist spent the most hours in their main job in the week prior to registration, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptRegistered health professional—principal area of practice
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Object ClassRegistered health professional
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PropertyArea of practice
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Value DomainArea of dental practice code NN
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Area of dental practice code NN ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | NN |
| Maximum character length | 2 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 01 | General dental practice | ||
| 02 | Dento-maxillofacial radiology | |||
| 03 | Endodontics | |||
| 04 | Oral and maxillofacial surgery | |||
| 05 | Oral surgery | |||
| 06 | Oral medicine | |||
| 07 | Oral pathology | |||
| 08 | Orthodontics | |||
| 09 | Paedodontics | |||
| 10 | Periodontics | |||
| 11 | Prosthodontics | |||
| 12 | Public health dentistry | |||
| 13 | Special needs dentistry | |||
| Supplementary Values | 99 | Not stated/inadequately described |