Publication catalogue list

Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06

DSRU research report no. 45

This report provides information on the oral health behaviours of the adult Australian population in the period 2004-06.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 2 November 2009; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 197; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Oral health impacts among children by dental visiting and treatment needs

DSRU research report no. 44

This report provides information on the oral health impacts experienced by Australian children during the period 2004¿06. It investigates differences in parent-reported toothache, eating difficulties and poor oral health perception between children with different dental visiting patterns and treatment needs.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 24 July 2009; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 200; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Relative needs index study, South Australia and New South Wales

Dental statistics and research series no. 49

The demand for public dental services exceeds the capacity of available resources. Services are therefore rationed by categorising them into those seeking emergency or general dental care and then, most commonly, by chronological queuing. No evidence-based criteria or protocols exist in Australia to assess whether it's reasonable for patients to present for emergency dental care, or to prioritise those seeking general dental care who are placed on waiting lists. This publication investigates rationing dental care on the basis of patients' overall experience including reported symptoms and psychosocial impact of the oral problems. Such approaches help ration both emergency and general dental care as one step in reforming public dental care.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 26 June 2009; ISSN 1321-0254; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 885 3; AIHW cat. no. DEN 194; 126pp.; $24.00

Oral health of health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sectors

Dental statistics and research series no. 50

Health cardholders who visit a public dentist have a similar level of oral health and receive similar dental care as those who visit a private dentist. This publication presents findings on health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sector using data from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06. Health cardholders such as age pensioners and the unemployed have government entitlement cards and are eligible for public dental care. But while dental health and care was similar for those using either public or private dentists, this may reflect a general level of disadvantage common to all cardholders. Where differences did exist, the differences consistently involved either poorer oral health status or less desirable service patterns for those who visited the public sector compared to the private sector.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 1 June 2009; ISSN 978 1 74024 888 4; ISBN-13 1321-0254; AIHW cat. no. DEN 196; 36pp.; $20.00

Geographic variation in oral health and use of dental services in the Australian population 2004-06

DSRU research report no. 41

This report provides information on geographic variation in oral health and use of dental services in the Australian population in 2004-06. People from outside capital cities are known to have less access to dental care and water fluoridation than residents of capital cities. Differences by age group, tooth loss, oral health status, dental visiting patterns and dental treatment within the previous year are presented.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 17 February 2009; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 188; INTERNET ONLY

Dental practice activity by geographic location

DSRU research report no. 40

This research report provides information on the practice activity of dentists in Australia in relation to their geographic location. Data are presented on dentist age, type of practice, time worked per year, number of patient visits supplied, waiting time for an appointment, and perceived practice busyness by geographic location (classified as major city or regional/remote). This information is provided for dentists in private general practice from 2003-04.

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 3 November 2008; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 187; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Dentist labour force projections, 2005-2020

DSRU research report no. 43

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 3 November 2008; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 189; INTERNET ONLY

Oral health and access to dental care by cardholder and insurance groups

DSRU research report no. 39

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 3 November 2008; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 186; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Patterns of tooth loss in the Australian population 2004-06

DSRU research report no. 38

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 3 November 2008; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 185; 4pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Projected demand for dental care to 2020

DSRU research report no. 42

Authored by AIHW Dental Statistics and Research Unit.

Published 3 November 2008; ISSN 1445-775X; AIHW cat. no. DEN 190; INTERNET ONLY