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Dental health of children in Australia 1977–1980
Author(s) -
Carr L. M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1982.tb04082.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , oral hygiene , dental health , oral health , dental hygiene
A bstract — An extensive programme was begun in 1977 to assess annually the dental health of school children aged four to thirteen years examined by the school dental services in each State and Territory. This report is based on 1,858,439 dental examinations. In the period 1977 to 1980, the number of DIMF teeth per child was reduced by 26.9 per cent while the oral hygiene index was reduced by 15 per cent. An association was demonstrated between dental caries and oral hygiene. The continuing and substantial reduction in dental caries highlights the need for long‐term manpower planning.