Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06

Publication

Release Date: 02 Nov 2009

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009) Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 27 April 2024.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2009). Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06. Canberra: AIHW.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06. AIHW, 2009.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06. Canberra: AIHW; 2009.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009, Oral health behaviours in the Australian population 2004-06, AIHW, Canberra.

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

Summary

Over half the respondents (55.5%) reported brushing their teeth at least twice a day during the last week, and more than half reported regularly cleaning between their teeth (60.6%).
A higher proportion of females than males brushed at least twice a day in the last week (58.7% compared with 41.3%), and reported regularly cleaning interdentally (56.2% compared with 43.8%).
Brushing at least twice a day was more common among older people, but regular interdental cleaning did not vary with age.
For adults under 60, those with a higher income, were more likely to brush their teeth at least twice a day.
Respondents with a higher level of education were more likely to report brushing their teeth at least twice a day and to regularly clean interdentally.