Dental Reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has recently released the following dental reports:

• Age and the Costs of Dental Care - Data from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2004-06 and the Longitudinal Study of Dentists' Practice Activity 2003-04 was used to explore the relationship between age and the costs of dental care. Generally, dental costs rise with age until declining in the older age groups (75 years and over). (AIHW catalogue number (DEN 203))


• Trends in Access to Dental Care among Australian adults: in brief - The trends in dental care among Australian dentate (have some natural teeth) adults from 1994-2008 are investigated in this report, drawn from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) conducted in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. It compares the services received by those eligible for public dentistry and those who are not. (AIHW catalogue number (DEN 205))


• Socioeconomic variation in periodontitis among Australian adults 2004-06 - The prevalence of periodontitis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding teeth) and its variation by socioeconomic status is explored, adjusting for age and sex. Data from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06 was used in this report. (AIHW catalogue number (DEN 207))


• Self-rated Oral Health of Adults - Adults were asked to rate their oral health in the 2008 National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) and this report examines their responses by various demographics including age, sex, education and private dental insurance status. (AIHW catalogue number (DEN 206))


• Trends in Access to Dental Care Among Australian Teenagers - The trends in dental care among Australian teenagers from 1994-2008 are investigated in this report, drawn from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey (NDTIS) conducted in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008. It compares the services received by those eligible for public dentistry and those who are not. (AIHW catalogue number (DEN 191))

These reports are not available in print. They are available on the Internet only.