Dental Health

Modern dentistry aims to avoid dental fillings by preventing dental disease.

Follow the links below to find information on dental health.

Updated February 2009

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Title:   Caring for oral health in Australian residential care
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   As the Australian population ages and more older Australians retain their natural teeth, more people living in residential aged care are developing complex oral disease and dental problems. This report shows that carers play a crucial role in helping maintain the oral health of older adults in residential aged care.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Teeth - quiz
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Think you know about your teeth? Try our health quiz to test your oral health knowledge. Is fruit juice bad for teeth and is fluoride good? The answers are here.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Teeth (easy read)
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   What are teeth? The part you can see is called the crown. It has roots to hold it in your gum. Teeth bite and chew food.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Media release. Australia's first dental plan for nursing homes
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Minister for Ageing, Mrs Justine Elliot has announced the preparation of the first oral and dental health care plan for nursing home residents.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Oral health of health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sectors
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   Health cardholders who visit a public dentist have a similar level of oral health and receive similar dental care as those who visit a private dentist. This publication presents findings on health cardholders attending for dental care in the private and public sector using data from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Geographic variation in oral health and use of dental services in the Australian population 2004-06
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   All measures of tooth loss, poorer oral health and unfavourable dental visiting patterns were more prevalent among non-capital-city residents than capital-city dwellers.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Oral health
Publisher:   Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Description:   Oral health among Indigenous Australians. Guidelines, health promotion resources, journal articles, reports and publications, theses, bibliography and organisations.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   New guidelines for infective endocarditis prophylaxis
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Therapeutic Guidelines has revised the guidelines for the use of antibiotics for prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. The major change is that antibiotic prophylaxis is no longer indicated in patients with aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, or symptomatic or asymptomatic mitral valve prolapse.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Oral health of adults in the public dental sector
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents findings from adult patients receiving public dental care. Findings are presented on tooth loss, dental caries and periodontal disease, and comparisons are made between public dental patients and the Australian population using data from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health 2004-06.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Preventing infections of the heart
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   This leaflet is about preventing an infection of the heart in people with heart conditions. The infection is called infective endocarditis (en-DOH-car-DI-tis). It explains how antibiotics can be used, how advice about using antibiotics has recently changed, and why keeping your mouth healthy is very important.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Dentist labour force projections, 2005-2020
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides dentist labour force projections from 2005 to the year 2020.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Dental practice activity by geographic location
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This research report provides information on the practice activity of dentists in Australia in relation to their geographic location.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Oral health and access to dental care by cardholder and insurance groups
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report investigates the impact of possession of government concession and dental insurance on the dental visiting patterns and self-reported oral health status of Australian adults.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Projected demand for dental care to 2020
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides information on the change in demand for dental care among Australians during the period 1979 to 2005.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Projected demand and supply for dental visits in Australia: analysis of the impact of changes in key inputs
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   How many dentists do we need in Australia to meet the future demand for dental visits and enable people to maintain good dental health? This report provides estimates and projections of demand and supply of dental visits, assessing the impact of changes in policy direction or social and professional trends.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Oral health of adult public dental patients
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides information on the oral health of adult public dental patients and compares their oral health status with estimates for the Australian population from the National Survey of Adult Oral Health, 2004-2006.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Dental labour force in Australia, 2005
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report provides information on the dentist labour force in Australia based on the 2005 national dental labour force collection.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Tongue-tie
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Tongue-tie is caused by a short frenum that restricts tongue movement. Many babies with tongue-tie breast and bottle feed successfully, but a tight tongue-tie can interfere with a baby's ability to breastfeed and, in some cases, bottle feed. The medical name for tongue-tie is ankyloglossia.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Personal hygiene
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Good personal hygiene is one of the most effective ways to protect ourselves, and others, from illness. This means washing your hands, especially, but also your body. Good habits can help control body odour and bad breath.
Date:   Jun 2008
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