Estimation of the dental chair-hour cost in the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca


Abstract:

Objective: Determine the dental chair-hour cost in the Faculty of Dentistry clinic of the University of Cuenca. Materials and methods: This is an analytical-observational research study in which the use of different formulas was applied to calculate the dental chair-hour cost in each attention given by the students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca, through the information obtained from administrative data collected by the institution, taking into consideration the 95 dental chairs within the faculty. Results: The dental chair-hour constitutes a value of 3 dollars and 6 cents, an approximate result that can be influenced by different variables within the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca such as the use of the internet, security service and materials used in each treatment. Conclusions: Knowledge of the dental chair-hour cost is important within a School of Dentistry, to be able to have a specific minimum reference to be charged that must be respected, so that resources invested are not lost, rather get the most out of them.

Año de publicación:

2022

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    Tipo de documento:

    Other

    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Odontología

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Cirugía y especialidades médicas afines