Overview

Good oral health is an integral part of good general health and wellbeing. Oral health can affect a person’s diet and nutrition and, as a result, their overall health, and can also have a range of social impacts.

Latest findings

In 2014–15, about 1 in 2 Australians had seen a dentist or dental professional in the last 12 months About 9 in 10 Australians have access to fluoridated drinking water About 4 in 10 children aged 5–10 have experienced dental caries in their deciduous teeth Australians aged 15 and over have an average of 12.8 decayed, missing or filled teeth In 2016–17, about 70,200 hospitalisations for dental conditions may have been prevented with earlier treatment About 1 in 4 children aged 6–14 have experienced dental caries in their permanent teeth In 2016–17, there were about 132,700 hospitalisations where the patient had general anaesthesia for a dental procedure About 7 in 10 children aged 5–14 brush their teeth with toothpaste at least twice a day

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