Oral health of Australian children

Oral health of Australian children
Author: Loc G. Do
Publisher: University of Adelaide Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1925261417

This collaborative work provides a detailed snapshot of child oral health in Australia. In doing so, it describes the levels of dental caries and its components, dental fluorosis and other oral health conditions and how they vary by social characteristics. It also describes protective factors such as toothbrushing, the use of fluoridated toothpastes and making dental visits. The 2012–14 National Child Oral Health Study (NCOHS) was a cross-sectional study of the child population aged 5 to 14 years in Australia. A total of 24,664 children from 841 participating schools completed the study. The study sample was selected in a complex multistage, stratified sampling design. Sophisticated weighting procedure was employed to adjust for variations in probabilities of selection and response rates. Therefore, this report presents estimates as representative of child oral health in Australia. Information was collected via a parental questionnaire and a detailed dental examination by trained dental professionals.

Oral Health in South Australia

Oral Health in South Australia
Author: Katie Beckwith
Publisher: University of Adelaide Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2010-07
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0980723051

Oral health in South Australia 2008 provides a comprehensive summary of the oral health of South Australian residents. This publication was developed from a range of surveys conducted by the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH) and administrative data provided by state dental services.

The U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade

The U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2009-11-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309147948

Access to oral health services is a problem for all segments of the U.S. population, and especially problematic for vulnerable populations, such as rural and underserved populations. The many challenges to improving access to oral health services include the lack of coordination and integration among the oral health, public health, and medical health care systems; misaligned payment and education systems that focus on the treatment of dental disease rather than prevention; the lack of a robust evidence base for many dental procedures and workforce models; and regulatory barriers that prevent the exploration of alternative models of care. This volume, the summary of a three-day workshop, evaluates the sufficiency of the U.S. oral health workforce to consider three key questions: What is the current status of access to oral health services for the U.S. population? What workforce strategies hold promise to improve access to oral health services? How can policy makers, state and federal governments, and oral health care providers and practitioners improve the regulations and structure of the oral health care system to improve access to oral health services?

Adolescent Oral Health

Adolescent Oral Health
Author: Deborah Studen-Pavlovich
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Dental care
ISBN: 9781416034612

Comprehensive issue on adolescent oral health which covers dental needs assessment and access to care; psychosocial behavior patterns; prevention strategies for dental caries; prevention strategies for periodontal diseases and soft tissue lesions; developmental occlusion, orthodontic interventions, and orthognathic surgery; restorative, esthetic and replacement dentistry; dental trauma dental management for adolescent athletes; and common medications for adolescent dental patients.

Adult Oral Health and Access to Dental Care - the Gap Between the "deprived" and the "privileged" in Australia

Adult Oral Health and Access to Dental Care - the Gap Between the
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 4
Release: 2001
Genre:
ISBN:

Draws on National Dental Telephone Interview Survey data for 1994-96 to investigate the oral health status of 'deprived' and 'privileged' Australians and differences in their use of dental services; makes recommendations for reducing the oral health divide between low income groups and those with an income of $40,000+; no specific Indigenous content.

Filling the Gap

Filling the Gap
Author: Stephen Duckett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2019-03-17
Genre: Dental care
ISBN: 9780648331193

When Australians need to see a GP, Medicare picks up all or most of the bill. When they need to see a dentist, Australians are on their own. There's no compelling medical, economic, or legal reason to treat the mouth so differently from the rest of the body. Australia should move towards a universal primary dental care scheme, funded by the Commonwealth Government.