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 |