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Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019

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Release Date: 23 Mar 2021
Topic: Indigenous Australians

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 19 August 2022.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019. Canberra: AIHW.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019. AIHW, 2021.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019. Canberra: AIHW; 2021.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2021, Oral health outreach services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory July 2012 to December 2019, 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 aged under 16 in the Northern Territory. It shows that in 2019 there were 6,807 full-mouth fluoride varnish services, 1,612 children received fissure sealant applications and 4,780 clinical service visits were provided to 3,552 children. There were some improvements over time in the proportion of Indigenous children in the NTRAI OHP with tooth decay.

  • ISBN: 978-1-76054-817-9
  • Cat. no: IHW235
  • Pages: 48
Findings from this report:
  • In 2019, 3,552 Indigenous children in the NTRAI OHP received clinical services, such as plaque removal

  • In 2019, 5,614 Indigenous children in the NTRAI OHP had fluoride varnish applications to help prevent tooth decay

  • In 2019, 3 of 4 Northern Territory Remote Aboriginal Investment Oral Health Program (NTRAI OHP) targets were met

  • In 2019, over 13,000 services were delivered to Indigenous children in the Northern Territory through the NTRAI OHP

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