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    Dental care
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Chrisopoulos, S.; Luzzi, L.; Ellershaw, A.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    Several approaches are used to describe access to dental care among populations. While the most common approaches are focussed on the last dental visit, how long ago it occurred, and the place of the visit, there is also a strong interest in capturing a longer-term view of people’s access to dental care. Another approach asks people about their usual pattern of visits to a dentist. This section uses both approaches, and additionally describes people's experience of financial barriers in obtaining dental care.
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    Oral health perceptions
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Brennan, D.; Luzzi, L.; Ellershaw, A.; De Anselmo Peres, M.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    Oral health examination surveys measure visible signs of oral disease and its treatment, providing indicators of impairment. Yet, there are many aspects of oral health that cannot be assessed systematically during a standardised oral epidemiological examination, including pain, function and quality of life (Slade & Sanders 2003). This chapter adds to the examination findings presented in Chapter 4 by describing rates of pain and difficulty eating due to oral problems. In addition, perceived needs for the most common dental treatments are presented to provide an additional indicator of subjective oral health in the Australian adult population.
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    Oral health status
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Do, L.; Luzzi, L.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    This chapter reports prevalence and severity of oral diseases and other conditions that affect the teeth and gums. They are arranged using a common format described in Chapter 2. The tables report findings regarding four sets of oral health conditions: • tooth loss, including denture wearing and replacement of missing teeth • experience of dental decay, including untreated cavities, and teeth that have been filled or extracted to treat past decay • gum diseases, including periodontitis and inflammation of the gums • other oral conditions, including tooth wear, dental fluorosis, xerostomia, lack of occlusal contact and oral mucosal lesions. The tables use information collected primarily during the examination. Interview information is limited to questions about tooth loss, denture wearing and dental implants, in response to questions about objective oral health asked in the interview. Xerostomia is also reported under other oral conditions. Other more subjective questions about experience of oral symptoms and perceived needs for dental treatment were also asked in the interview, but they are reported in Chapter 6.
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    Study aims and methods
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Chrisopoulos, S.; Ellershaw, A.; Do, L.; Luzzi, L.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    This chapter describes the study's aims and provides details of the major methodological steps undertaken to collect data: sampling, interviews and examinations.
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    Study participation and weighting
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Ellershaw, A.; Chrisopoulos, S.; Luzzi, L.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    This chapter provides a summary of the recruitment and classification of study participants and describes participation rates for the Interview and Examination. The potential for biased population estimates due to variation in participation rates is explored and the weighting procedure implemented to ensure the sample is representative of the target population is described. This chapter finishes with a description of population estimates derived from the weighted sample for key socioeconomic and oral health characteristics of the target population.
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    Trends in oral health and use of dental services 1987-2017
    (The University of Adelaide, 2019) Brennan, D.; Luzzi, L.; Chrisopoulos, S.; Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health,
    This chapter evaluates trends in oral health and use of dental services in the Australian population over a 30-year period. The trends are based on comparisons of data from three Australian surveys of adult oral health. These sources comprise the National Oral Health Survey of Australia 1987–88, the National Survey of Adult Oral Health from 2004–06 and the National Study of Adult Oral Health 2017–18.