The Brisbane Statistical Division Survey of Adult Dental Health 1984. 2. Sociological aspects of the survey

The Brisbane Statistical Division Survey of Adult Dental Health 1984. 2. Sociological aspects of the survey

Participants in the BSD Survey responded to a series of questions designed to elicit information on attitudes to dental care, perceptions of the importance of optimal dental health and factors influencing access to dental care. Over half (56.5 per cent) had attended the dentist in the previous 18 mo...

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Published in:Australian dental journal Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 14 - 17
Main Authors: Powell, R. N., McEniery, T. M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-1988
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Australia
Dental Care
Dental Health Surveys
Dentistry
Dentures
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oral Health
Oral Hygiene
Public health dentistry
sociology
surveys
Tooth Extraction
Australia
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Summary:Participants in the BSD Survey responded to a series of questions designed to elicit information on attitudes to dental care, perceptions of the importance of optimal dental health and factors influencing access to dental care. Over half (56.5 per cent) had attended the dentist in the previous 18 months and of these 45.6 per cent had attended for preventive rather than symptomatic reasons. Expense was identified as the largest single barrier to dental care. Social background and levels of education influenced attitudes to the retention of natural teeth.
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ISSN:0045-0421
1834-7819
DOI:10.1111/j.1834-7819.1988.tb00620.x