Improving access to N ational H ealth S ervice (NHS) dentistry is a public health issue that
has been a focus for successive governments and policy makers in the UK. To inform this …

Fair access is a value enshrined through universal insurance for health care in Australia.
However, dentistry is not included in this system. As a consequence, there is a strong …

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess social inequality in use of dental services by
examination of visiting for relief of pain and receipt of extractions. Methods Data were …

Introduction: The oral health of rural Australians continues to lag behind that of those living
in metropolitan areas. Research has shown that people living in rural areas are more likely …

Objective To report the demographic and socio-economic correlates for dental pain in UK
adults, and characterise those with dental pain who did not access dental services and …

Aim To use nationally available data sets to undertake an equity audit to support the
targeting of resources to meet the needs of patients from deprived communities, in areas …

Oral health is becoming increasingly polarised in Australia. Social gradients in oral health
were first described in the early 1990s. Lower income Australians did not enjoy as good oral …

Objectives: Analyse the dentist to population ratio relative to socio-economic profile to
identify areas of workforce shortages and inform the policy direction of workforce recruitment …

Background: Despite reported concern over the dental care of young adults little research
has been done on their use of dental services in Australia. The aim of this study was to …

Between 1994 and 2008 half of all Australians visited a dentist most years and the
proportion of those who visited for a check-up increased from 46% to 55%. However, there …