Table 1 Number and percent of total reimbursements, visits, patients, dentists and their interactions, 1996-2001
| Â | Before global budgeting | After global budgeting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
Total patients | 11,607,374 | 12,909,396 | 13,715,022 | 14,309,879 | 14,685,823 | 15,520,014 |
Total dentists | 7254 | 7573 | 7900 | 8240 | 8597 | 8944 |
Total visits | 19,067,638 | 21,499,247 | 22,912,081 | 23,482,032 | 23,784,239 | 24,802,145 |
Reimbursements* | 18,080,222,820 | 20,674,781,728 | 22,890,141,602 | 24,399,749,172 | 26,310,857,132 | 27,954,926,509 |
Visits/patient | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.60 |
Reimbursements/visit* | 948.22 | 961.65 | 999.04 | 1,039.08 | 1,106.23 | 1,127.12 |
Reimbursements/patient* | 1,557.65 | 1,601.53 | 1,668.98 | 1,705.10 | 1,791.58 | 1,801.22 |
Reimbursements/dentist* | 2,912,289.75 | 3,143,337.99 | 3,387,660.78 | 3,431,549.84 | 3,483,958.84 | 3,533,343.00 |
Dentists/10,000 people | 3.37 | 3.48 | 3.60 | 3.73 | 3.86 | 3.99 |