Dental labour force in Australia, 2005
This report provides information on the dentist labour force in Australia based on the 2005 national dental labour force collection. Where appropriate, comparisons have been made with data drawn from the most recent collection (2003).
Dental hygienist labour force in Australia, 2005
This report provides information on the dental hygienist labour force in Australia based on the 2005 national dental labour force survey. Where appropriate, comparisons have been made with data from the most recent previous collection (2003).
Dental therapist labour force in Australia, 2005
This report provides information on the dental therapist labour force in Australia based on the 2005 national dental labour force survey. Where appropriate, comparisons have been made with data from the most recent previous collection (2003).
The National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06: South Australia
'The National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06: South Australia' provides a detailed snapshot of oral health in SA at the beginning of the twenty-fi rst century. It reports results from the 2004-06 National Survey of Adult Oral Health in which a random sample of adult Australians was interviewed and dentally examined. The report describes the levels of oral disease, perceived oral health and patterns of dental treatment for the SA population and among sociodemographic subgroups of the population.The report includes a special focus on two factors that are significant determinants of oral health in the SA population: dental insurance and government assistance for dental care. Dental insurance is investigated by comparing oral health of people who have private dental insurance with people who do not. Likewise, comparison is made between people who have a health care card or pensioner concession card and people who do not. The results identify groups in the SA population most likely to be disadvantaged both in theirexperience of dental disease and access to dental care.
Dental service patterns by patient and visit characteristics
This report provides information on the use of dental services by adults in Australia from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health, 2004-06. Data are presented on the percentage of persons receiving x-rays, scale and clean services, fillings, crown/bridge, gum treatment, extractions and denture services by the patient characteristics of age, sex and income, and by the reason and site of their last dental visit.
Social determinants of oral health: conditions linked to socioeconomic inequalities in oral health in the Australian population
If we could grade the social conditions of society from excellent to poor we would find that population oral health status followed precisely the same gradient. Where social conditions are excellent, oral health status tends also to be excellent. Where social conditions are poor, oral health likewise is poor. This is so because the oral health of populations is socially determined. '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 produced work conditions and oral health status. It looks back in time to social and psychosocial conditions of childhood and links those experiences with contemporaneous outcomes in adulthood. This thought-provoking publication leaves one wondering to what extent society should help people cope with the social conditions of their lives and to what extent those social conditions themselves should be addressed to improve oral health.
Water fluoridation and children's dental health: The Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2002
This publication by the AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit presents the results of The Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2002 and examines the differences in oral health of children residing in areas of different concentration of fluoride in the public water supply. The findings demonstrate that decay experience differs across areas of different water fluoride concentration, with children residing in areas with water fluoridation having better oral health than children residing in areas with no or negligible fluoride concentrations in the public water.The publication also reveals the state of oral health in Australia's school-age children, including age-specific and age-standardised measures of dental decay experience within each state and territory, and national estimates of these measures for 2002. Australian children experience low levels of dental decay compared to their international counterparts. However, a minority of children still experience extensive decay and carry most of the burden of this disease.Information regarding children's oral health can serve as a guide for policy development in order to further improve the oral health of, and service delivery to, Australian children.
Geographic distribution of the Australian dental labour force, 2003
Geographic distribution of the Australian dental labour force 2003 presents results from the 2003 national dental labour force data collection. The collection includes all dentists, dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental prosthetists across Australia.This publication presents the overall numbers and the practice status of the dental labour force in each state and territory, across geographic remoteness regions and nationally. Other statistics describe the demographic distribution, area and type of practice and the usual hours worked per week of the four dental occupational groups. Where possible, the results are compared with those from previous dental labour force collections.
Oral health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia are disadvantaged in terms of oral health. This publication provides a summary of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child oral health using information from the Child Dental Health Survey, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Receipt of Hospital Dental Care Investigation and the Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Oral Health in Remote Communities. Throughout the states and territories studied, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children had consistently higher levels of dental disease in the deciduous and permanent dentition than their non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander counterparts. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children most affected were those in socially disadvantaged groups and those living in rural/remote areas. Trends in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child caries prevalence indicate that dental disease levels are rising, particularly in the deciduous dentition. Indigenous children aged <5 years had almost one-and-a-half times the rate of hospitalisation for dental care as other Australian children, and the rate of Indigenous children receiving hospital dental care rose with increasing geographic remoteness. Less than 5% of remote Indigenous pre-school children reported brushing their teeth on a regular basis and many young remote Indigenous children experienced extensive destruction of their deciduous teeth. Improving the oral health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia is an important public health and dental service provision issue.
The Child Dental Health Survey Tasmania 2002
This report is part of the annual series providing descriptive statistics concerning child dental health in Tasmania. Information listed in the report includes the age and sex of children in the sample, their deciduous and permanent caries experience, frequency of fissure sealants, immediate treatment needs, history of school dental service examinations and regional analyses.
The Child Dental Health Survey Northern Territory 2002
This report continues the series of annual reports providing descriptive statistics concerning child dental health in the Northern Territory, and follows the 2000 report.
Service patterns by reason for visit
The Child Dental Health Survey South Australia 2002
This report continues the series of annual reports providing descriptive statistics concerning child dental health in South Australia, and follows the 2001 report.
The Child Dental Health Survey ACT 2002
Oral health status of middle-aged adults
The Child Dental Health Survey Queensland 2002
The Child Dental Health Survey Western Australia 2002
The Child Dental Health Survey Victoria 2002
Australia's dental generations: the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06
Australia's dental generations provides a detailed snapshot of oral health in the adult population at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Drawing on the findings from the 2004-06 National Survey of Adult Oral Health, the report describes levels of oral disease, perceived oral health and patterns of dental care for the nation, and among sociodemographic subgroups.The report also analyses trends in oral health that have occurred since the first national oral health survey conducted 17 years ago. The results illustrate how unique historical experiences of four generations born throughout the twentieth century have left a lasting imprint on the distribution of oral health in today's population.
Socioeconomic differences in children's dental health: the Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2001
The Child Dental Health Survey provides yearly information on the dental health of children attending school dental services in Australia. This report describes and discusses the survey and presents analyses for 2001. The data cover 110,834 children from all states and territories except for New South Wales.
Dental therapist labour force in Australia, 2003
This report provides information on the dental therapist labour force in Australia based on data from the 2003 national dental labour force collection. The collection was conducted in all states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory; results for the Northern Territory are based on data from the 2002 collection.
Access to dental services among Australian children and adults
This report provides information on the use of dental services among Australian children and adults in 2002. Data on dental visiting patterns, location of dental visit, dental treatment received and affordability of dental care are presented. Variations in the use of these services among states and territories are provided.
Urban and rural variations in child oral health
This report provides information on the oral health of Australian children during 2001, and investigates differences in the oral health between children living in rural and urban areas. Children from rural areas have often been found to have poorer health outcomes than their urban counterparts. This report compares oral health status and receipt of fissure sealants across residential locations and evaluates whether socioeconomic factors account for geographic variation.
Practice activity patterns of dentists in Australia: trends over time by age of patients
'Practice activity patterns of dentists in Australia: trends over time by age of patients' presents findings on the activity of dentists in private general practice from The Longitudinal Study of Dentists' Practice Activity. Data for this study, based on a random sample of dentists, have been collected at five-year intervals since 1983-84. Trends over time in the characteristics of patients and visits, and services provided are presented by age of patients for the period 1993-94 to 2003-04. With increasing numbers of older patients who are retaining their teeth, these patients may have complex treatment needs that require more services and take longer to complete. These changes in oral health have resulted in decreased visits for dental problems and increased visits for recall/maintenance care among patients aged 45-64 years and 65 years or more. Such changes in oral health, demographics and use of services are expected to impact on the practice activity of dentists.
Emergency care among adult public dental patients in Australia
This report provides information on the use of emergency dental care among adult public dental patients during 2001-02. Persons eligible for public dental care generally are holders of government health cards, such as the unemployed and aged pensioners. These cardholders are a financially disadvantaged group of adults within the Australian population. In this report the pattern of emergency dental care among adult public dental patients is investigated by sociodemographic characteristics and oral health status.