The influence of the volume of dental treatment on change in self-reported oral health

Objectives: To find an association between self‐reported change in oral health and dental treatment volume. Methods: Baseline data were obtained from the Tasmanian component of the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004‐06 and 12‐month follow‐up data from service use logbooks and mail self‐comple...

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Published in:Journal of public health dentistry 2013-03, Vol.73 (2), p.120-126
Main Authors: Crocombe, Leonard Alfred, Brennan, David Simon, Slade, Gary Douglas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Confidence intervals
Dental care
dental care/utilization
Dental Health Services - utilization
dental health surveys
Dental insurance
Dentistry
global oral health transition statement
Humans
Oral Health
outcome assessment (health care)
quality of life
Self Disclosure
Tasmania
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Summary:Objectives: To find an association between self‐reported change in oral health and dental treatment volume. Methods: Baseline data were obtained from the Tasmanian component of the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004‐06 and 12‐month follow‐up data from service use logbooks and mail self‐complete questionnaires. The global oral health transition statement indicated change in oral health. Many putative confounders were analyzed and Poisson regression with robust variance estimation was used to calculate the prevalence ratios and 95 percent confidence intervals for bivariate‐ and multivariate‐adjusted relationships. Results: One‐eighth (12.4 percent) of the participants reported that their oral health had improved. Over half visited a dentist (n = 176, 52.6 percent), of whom 105 received less than six dental services and 71 received six or more dental services. Baseline oral disease (P = 0.01), having a treatment need (P 
ISSN:0022-4006
1752-7325
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-7325.2012.00352.x