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released: 6 Jun 2012 author: Brennan DS & Ellershaw AC media release

This publication presents findings on dental visiting and receipt of dental services by dental insurance status, using information from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey, 2010. A higher proportion of Australian adults with dental insurance made a dental visit in the last 12 months (70.9%) than adults without insurance (48.3%). Provision of scale and clean services in the previous 12 months varied by insurance status with a higher proportion of adults with insurance receiving scale and clean services (83.5%) than adults without insurance (63.6%). A higher proportion of adults without insurance had extractions (19.0%) than adults with insurance (10.4%).

ISBN 978-1-74249-295-7; Cat. no. DEN 219; 46pp.; $25

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Who has dental insurance?
    • 3 Do more adults with dental insurance visit the dentist?
    • 4 Do adults with dental insurance visit more often?
    • 5 Are check-up visits more common for those with dental insurance?
    • 6 Insurance and use of dental services: NDTIS 20106 Does the type of treatment vary with dental insurance status?
      • 6.1 Extractions
      • 6.2 Fillings
      • 6.3 Scale and clean services
      • 6.4 Root canal treatment
      • 6.5 Crowns and bridges
      • 6.6 Gum treatment
      • 6.7 Dentures
    • 7 Do insurance-related visit patterns vary with cardholder status?
      • 7.1 Percentage visiting in the previous 12 months
      • 7.2 Mean number of dental visits in the previous 12 months
      • 7.3 Percentage visiting for a dental check-up
    • 8 Do insurance-related treatment patterns vary with cardholder status?
      • 8.1 Extractions
      • 8.2 Scale and clean services
    • 9 Discussion
      • 9.1 Dental visit patterns
      • 9.2 Dental treatment
      • 9.3 Conclusions
  • End matter
    • Appendixes
      • Appendix A: Background to the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey
      • Appendix B: Data tables
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures
    • List of boxes

Recommended citation

Brennan DS & Ellershaw AC 2012. Insurance and use of dental services: National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010. Dental statistics and research series no. 62. Cat. no. DEN 219. Canberra: AIHW.