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Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018
Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018
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Topic: First Nations people
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 28 September 2023.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018. AIHW, 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment: Oral Health Program July 2012 to December 2018, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report presents information on oral health outreach services provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the Northern Territory. It shows that in 2018, 6,429 full-mouth fluoride varnish services, 1,619 fissure sealant services and 3,886 occasions of clinical service were provided. Some improvements were seen in the oral health of children, with the proportion of tooth decay in children aged 12 falling by 17 percentage points over time.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-638-0
- Cat. no: IHW 224
- Pages: 44
Findings from this report:
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In 2018, more than 8 in 10 Indigenous children aged 5–10 had tooth decay experience
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In 2018, Indigenous children aged 5 had the highest number of decayed, missing and filled baby teeth (5.6)
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In 2018, Indigenous children aged 15 had the highest number of decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth (3.4)
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In 2018, almost 5,700 Indigenous children received full-mouth fluoride varnish applications to help prevent tooth decay