Insurance and use of dental services: National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010

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