Dental Health & Workforce Calculator

Discrete Event Simulation Model for School-Based Oral Health
Full Research Suite
Active Jurisdiction Model
India (National Baseline & 35 States)
Plausible Tier (8 camps/mo, 30% Team Delegation)

1. Country & System Profile

Select jurisdiction baseline or enter local system metadata

2. Outreach Policy & Schedule

Set monthly camp frequency, team delegation, and shift bounds
Policy Scenario Presets (Click to autofill values):
Visit days/dentist (22 days max/month).
Delegates prevention to auxiliaries & teachers.
Annual operating academic months.
Camp clinic shift length (480 min).

3. Healthcare Workforce Supply

Public dentists, outreach deployment rate, and staffing ratios
Rostered public dental workforce.
Share deployed to school camps.
Dental auxiliaries for varnish & admission.
Teachers for oral hygiene education.

4. Student Enrolment Cohort

Target school student population and age cohort breakdown
Editing total auto-scales the three age cohorts below.
Classes 1–3
Classes 4–6
Classes 7–10

5. Caries Epidemiology & Burden

Baseline DMFT index, OHE need reduction, and age-specific prevalence
Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth score.
Restorative risk reduction from drills.

6. Camp Screening Dynamics & Flow

Daily morning referrals, repeat visits, and intake triage times
Referred children morning batch size.
Annual re-attendance follow-up rate.
Average intake and triage duration per child by dental auxiliary.
Annual Children Reached
4.75 M
Unique children receiving care
National Population Coverage
12.03%
Of untreated caries burden
Time Outside Camp Procedures
85.5%
Share of working time; camp days also take dentists from clinics
Dedicated Dentists Needed
18,379
To eliminate untreated caries
In-Year Morbidity Averted
7,110
Years lived with disability

Policy Impact Comparison

Comparing Solo Practice Baseline against Your Selected Scenario
Outcome Indicator Current Practice (Solo Dentist) Your Selected Policy Net Clinical Gain
Monthly School Visit Days 2 camps / month 8 camps / month +6 camps / mo
Multidisciplinary Team Delegation 0% (Solo Dentist) 30% Team Delegation Task-Shifting Active
Unique Children Treated Annually 0.94 M 4.75 M +3.81 Million Children
Population Coverage (%) 2.37% 12.03% +9.66 pp (5.1× Reach)
Working Time Outside Camp Procedures 96.0% 85.5% Not the same as time left for clinics
Dedicated Dentists Needed for 100% 434,812 Dentists 18,379 Dentists -416,433 Dentists Saved
In-Year Morbidity Averted (YLDs) 1,380 YLDs 7,110 YLDs +5,648 YLDs Averted

Clinical Service Delivery Streams

Distribution of care across dentists, dental auxiliaries, and teachers
1. Dental Surgeon
1.43 Million
Restorations (ART / GIC fillings), extractions, pulpectomy
2. Dental Auxiliary
1.90 Million
Preventive fluoride varnish (5% NaF) & admission screening
3. Trained Teacher
1.42 Million
Oral health education

Executive Briefing for Health Planners & Policymakers

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Country Data Setup & Input Template

Download the Excel template, enter local parameters, or upload your data
Step 1: Download Standard Input Template

Pre-formatted 3-sheet workbook with demographic splits (6–8y, 9–11y, 12–15y), dentist supply, caries prevalence, and provinces.

Step 2: Upload Completed File

Upload your filled Excel template (.xlsx, .xls), CSV file (.csv), or JSON profile (.json).

Click to browse or drag and drop your completed file
Supported formats: Microsoft Excel (.xlsx), CSV (.csv), JSON (.json)
Or Select a Pre-Configured Global Archetype:

How to Get Started: Complete User & Methodology Guide

Step-by-step instructions, template reference, and policy metric interpretations

1. Purpose of This Calculator

Dental caries (tooth decay) is among the most common chronic conditions in school-age children. Public dental workforce shortages mean that dentists visiting schools alone spend much of the camp day on oral health education and fluoride varnish as well as clinical procedures.

This tool evaluates how multidisciplinary team delegation (task-shifting) transforms school camps: delegating oral health education to trained classroom teachers and fluoride varnish to dental auxiliaries, leaving dental surgeons to deliver the clinical procedures.

2. Step-by-Step Workflow

  1. Select or Upload Your Country: Use the Country dropdown to choose India (pre-loaded with national data and 35 states) or upload a custom Excel file for any nation, province, or district.
  2. Choose a Policy Deployment Tier: Select between Status Quo (2 camps/month, solo dentist), Plausible Target (8 camps/month, 30% delegation — recommended), Stretch (12 camps/month), or Theoretical Maximum.
  3. Adjust Team Delegation Level: Choose 0% (no delegation) or 10%, 20% or 30% (delegation with that many more referrals per camp).
  4. Review Live Results: Watch the headline KPI cards, comparative table, and clinical breakdown update in real time.
  5. Export Outputs: Download comprehensive Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx) or copy executive policy text for reports and presentations.

3. Excel Template Field Reference

The downloadable Excel template (Dental_Caries_DES_Input_Template.xlsx) contains three structured sheets:

Field Key Description Recommended Unit / Format
country_name Official name of your country, state, or province Text (e.g. Kenya, Brazil, Universal)
enrol_6_8, enrol_9_11, enrol_12_15 Target student population by primary, upper primary, and secondary grades Integer count (or 35% / 33% / 32% demographic split)
dentists_public Total active government dental surgeons available for public programs FTE count
prev_6_8, prev_9_11, prev_12_15 Untreated active caries prevalence across each age category Decimal proportion (e.g. 0.52 for 52%)
camps_per_month Operational camp visit days per dentist per month 2 to 22 (8 days/month recommended)
task_shifting_level Team delegation intensity 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30%

4. Interpreting Output Indicators

  • Annual Children Reached: The total count of unique students who receive complete treatment during the academic year.
  • National Caries Coverage (%): The percentage of all school-age children with active untreated caries reached by the program.
  • Time Outside Camp Procedures: Percentage of working time not spent on camp procedures. Camp days themselves also take dentists away from clinics.
  • Dedicated Dentists Needed: The number of additional full-time school dental surgeons required to reach 100% universal caries coverage under the selected policy model.
  • In-Year Morbidity Averted (YLDs): Cumulative Years Lived with Disability avoided among treated children using WHO Global Burden of Disease disability weights.