National Oral Health Plan 2015–2024: performance monitoring report

Proportion of the population brushing daily with fluoride toothpaste

Numerator
Total number of people surveyed in the reporting period who self-report brushing at least once per day with a fluoride toothpaste

Denominator
Total number of people surveyed in the reporting period

High

NDTIS
National Dental Telephone Interview Survey*

NSAOH
National Study of Adult Oral Health*
*National population estimates presented in NDTIS and NSAOH have been derived from weighted data

Survey response
Respondents that provide any of the following responses to both brushing questions:
- 'In a usual day, how often do you [did your child] brush your [his/her] teeth?':
Once a day
Twice a day
More than twice a day
AND
- 'What kind of toothpaste do [does your child] you use to brush your [his/her] teeth?'
Fluoride toothpaste
For baseline data, will need to source respondents that provide response of 7 or more times to the question ‘How often during the last 7 days did you clean your teeth?’

Non fluoride toothpaste
Individuals that brush daily with a non-fluoride toothpaste or use no toothpaste are excluded from the numerator count.

Edentulous individuals
Individuals with no natural teeth present are excluded from the measure.