Indigenous child oral health at a regional and state level

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dc.contributor.authorJamieson, L.
dc.contributor.authorParker, E.
dc.contributor.authorArmfield, J.
dc.contributor.organisationAustralian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
dc.date.issued2007
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dc.description.abstractAim: To compare the dental disease experience of Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in South Australia’s mid-north region (regional area) and to assess Indigenous oral health differences at a regional- and state-level. Methods: Data were collected from a School Dental Service based in an Aboriginal-owned medical health service and standard school dental clinics in the regional area from March 2001 to March 2006. State-level data were obtained over a 12-month period in 2003. Caries prevalence (per cent dmft or DMFT >0) and severity (mean dmft or DMFT, SiC and SiC10) measures were used to assess dental disease experience. Results: In the regional area, Indigenous children aged <10 years had 1.6, 1.9, 1.6 and 1.4 times the percent dmft >0, mean dmft, SiC primary and SiC10 primary, respectively, of their non-Indigenous counterparts, while Indigenous children aged 6+ years had 1.3, 1.7, 1.7 and 1.6 times the percent DMFT > 0, mean DMFT, SiC permanent and SiC10 permanent, respectively, of non-Indigenous children. Indigenous children in the regional area had significantly higher caries prevalence and severity than Indigenous children at a state-level. Conclusion: Indigenous children in South Australia’s mid-north region are dentally disadvantaged in comparison with their non-Indigenous counterparts and with the general South Australian Indigenous child population.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityLisa M Jamieson, Eleanor J Parker, Jason M Armfield
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2007; 43(3):117-121
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01029.x
dc.identifier.issn1034-4810
dc.identifier.issn1440-1754
dc.identifier.orcidJamieson, L. [0000-0001-9839-9280]
dc.identifier.orcidParker, E. [0000-0002-6709-5476]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/41463
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Asia
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01029.x
dc.subjectcaries prevalence
dc.subjectcaries severity
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectlocation
dc.subjectindigenous
dc.titleIndigenous child oral health at a regional and state level
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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