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Social determinants of oral health: conditions linked to socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in the Australian population
Introduction Social determinants of oral health: conditions linked to socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in the Australian population illustrates the social distribution of oral health status in the Australian adult population. It draws links between material, psychosocial and behavioural factors with oral health status. Among adults in the labour force it highlights links between socially […]
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Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008
Summary This report presents findings from the 2008 National Dental Telephone Interview Survey. A random sample of Australians from all states and territories were interviewed. Variations in recent dental visiting and self-reported oral health status of Australian adults aged 18 years and over are presented. Comparisons are made between age groups on the bases of: […]
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Insurance and use of dental services: National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010
Summary Dental insurance associated with proportion visiting ‘Dental insurance’ means private health insurance extras cover (also known as ancillary cover) that includes any form of dental cover. A higher proportion of Australian adults with insurance made a dental visit in the last 12 months (70.9%) than adults without insurance (48.3%). Adults who visited in the […]
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Trends in the Australian Dental Labour Force, 2000 to 2009: dental labour force collection, 2009
Summary The dental labour force comprises dentists, dental specialists and allied practitioners, including dental hygienists, dental therapists, oral health therapists (dual-qualified hygienists and therapists) and dental prosthetists. In 2009, the Australian dental labour force was dominated by general dental practitioners (67%). Specialists made up about 9% of the dental labour force. The remaining labour force […]
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Fissure sealant use among children attending school dental services
Summary This publication reports on the oral health, including dental decay experience and use of fissure sealants, of Australian children examined by school dental service (SDS) staff in 2008. The findings are drawn from the 2008 Child Dental Health Survey (CDHS), from which the data of 63,870 children aged 6–12 from all states and territories, […]
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Adult access to dental care – Migrants
This report examines oral health and access to dental care issues for adult Australians who speak a language other than English at home or who were born overseas. The results are organised into three chapters: the general Australian population; those people eligible for publicly funded dental care; and recipients of publicly funded dental services. Adult […]
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Population estimates, standard errors and hypothesis tests from the 1987-1988 National Oral Health Survey of Australia
This report analyses the results of the 1987-88 National Oral Health Survey of Australia (NOHSA) and provides estimates for key oral health status indicators relating to health targets for 2000. It also statistically evaluates differences in indicators between the States and Territories and between metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. The key oral status indicators presented are: […]
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Oral health and dental care in Australia: key facts and figures 2011
Summary This report summarises the most recent key findings on the state of oral health and dental care of the Australian population. Data have been sourced from surveys managed by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) and administrative data sets managed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). In 2006, […]
Oral Health of Australians: National planning for oral health improvement
Introduction Good oral health enables an individual to eat, speak and socialise without active disease, discomfort or embarrassment and contributes to general well-being. National planning for oral health improvement must be underpinned by a solid understanding of the state of oral health, of deficiencies in either oral health status or the service delivery system, and […]
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Measuring Oral Health and Quality of Life
Introduction This publication contains a selection of papers that were presented at a conference entitled “Assessing oral health outcomes: measuring health status and quality of life”. The purpose of the conference, which was held on June 13 and 14, 1996 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was to examine methods for measuring oral health related quality […]
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