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Characteristics of patients in the Burden of Oral Disease Study compared with private general practice and Australian population estimates. |
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| Burden of Oral Disease Study |
Private General Practice (a) |
Australian Population |
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| % |
% |
% |
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| Sex |
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| % Female |
59.5 |
54.9 |
(b) 50.4 |
| Place of birth |
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| % Australian |
75.5 |
n.a. |
(b) 76.4 |
| Dental insurance status |
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| % Insured |
64.8 |
47.8 |
(c) 34.8 |
| Reason for dental visit |
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| Check-up |
35.2 |
41.1 |
(c) 45.1 |
| Emergency |
18.1 |
28.6 |
n.a. |
| Other dental problem |
46.7 |
30.8 |
n.a. |
| Time since last dental visit |
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| % visited in last 12 months |
65.3 |
n.a. |
(c) 61.3 |
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(a): Longitudinal Study of Dentists' Practice Activity 1998–99 (b): Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002 (c): National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 1999 n.a. : denotes data not available | |||
Brennan and Spencer Population Health Metrics 2004 2:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7954-2-7 |
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