Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008

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Release Date: 30 Mar 2012

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012) Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 June 2023.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2012). Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008. AIHW, 2012.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health and use of dental services 2008: findings from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2008. Canberra: AIHW; 2012.

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This publication presents results from the sixth National Dental Telephone Interview Survey, conducted in 2008. It reports on self-reported oral health status and impacts of oral conditions of Australian adults. Key results on dental visiting, receipt of services and financial barriers to dental care are features of this report.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-286-5
Cat. no: DEN 216
Pages: 108

Title and verso pages
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Symbols
Summary

Body section
1. Introduction
- Background
- Methods

Oral health

Introduction
Edentulism
Mean number of missing teeth
Inadequate dentition
Social impact on individuals

Dental visiting

Introduction
Time since last dental visit
- Dentate persons
- Edentulous persons
Reason for last dental visit
Type of practice visited at last dental visit

Dental care received

Introduction
Mean number of dental visits and routine services
Percentage receiving routine dental services
Mean number of dental services received by reason for last visit
Dental services received by reason for last visit
Reason for an extraction
Dental services received by type of practice visited at last dental visit
Waiting time

Financial burden

Introduction
Affordability of dental care
Access to dental care by affordability and hardship
Dental services received

Variations in oral health and visiting among population groups

Variations by age
Variations by household income
Variations by cardholder status
Variations by remoteness area
Conclusion

End matter
- Glossary
- Appendixes
  - Appendix A: 2008 Survey questionnaire
  - Appendix B: Data collection, analysis and reporting
    - B.1 Sample selection and data collection
    - B.2 Weighting of data
    - B.3 Response levels
    - B.4 Methods used to derive population estimates
    - B.5 Criteria for determining statistical significance
  - Appendix C: Confidence intervals for tables
- References
- List of boxes
- List of tables
- List of figures

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