DENTAL STATISTICS
2004-2005

EVENING DENTAL PROGRAM
7/1/04 to 6/30/05

Number of appointments on the Free Clinic schedule books = 409 (up from 376)
Number of people seen = 303 (up from 275)
Number of visits = 409 (up from 354)
Number of amalgams/restorations completed = 13 (not usually done in the evening)
Number of extractions completed = 591 (up from 280)
Number of referrals to dental specialists = 63 (up from 40)
Number of dentists volunteering = 20 (up from 19)
Number of hours volunteering at the Free Clinic = 346.75 (up from 170)
Number of hours volunteering in private office = 63 (up from 40)

V.C.U. SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY & FREE CLINIC OF CENTRAL
VIRGINIA, INC_DAYTIME DENTAL PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP
8/24/04 to 7/8/05

Number of appointments on the Free Clinic schedule books = 1,596
Number of appointments kept = 1,529 (up from 1,518)
Number of "No-Shows" for appointments = 93 (up from 78); 6% (up from 4.8%)
Number of changed appointments (24 hours plus notice) = 96 (down from 97)
Number of different people seen for at least one appointment = 656 (down from 683)

Number of appointments with a dentist ** = 1,210 (down from 1,230)
Number of appointments with a dental hygienist ** = 319 (up from 288)

Number of amalgams/restorations completed = 910 (up from 651)
Number of extractions completed = 412 (down from 453)
Number of dental examinations completed = 840 (up from 657)
Number of dental hygiene patients completed = 319 (up from 288)
Number of dental emergencies seen = 17 (up from 10)

Number of hours of service provided by students = 2,362.25 (down from 2,895.75) ***
Number of hours provided by dentist externs = 1,579.75 (down from 2,129) ***
Number of hours provided by dental hygiene externs = 782.5 (up from 718.75) ***
Number of supervising dentist mentors/professors = 28 (up from 22)
Number of supervising dentist mentor/professor hours = 653.25 (down from 716.75)

** This work was all completed by VCU students (dental school seniors and/or dental hygiene seniors).
*** Lunch half hours and hours may have been included in some of these hours by some of the students.
NOTE: Comparative figures in parentheses are from FY 2003-2004.

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