Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/2440/62026
Citations
Scopus Web of Science® Altmetric
?
?
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorBrennan, D.-
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, A.-
dc.contributor.authorRoberts-Thomson, K.-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.citationAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2010; 34(5):472-475-
dc.identifier.issn1326-0200-
dc.identifier.issn1753-6405-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/62026-
dc.description.abstractObjective: Knowledge of oral disease prevention should lead to better oral health outcomes. The aims were to assess the association of dental knowledge and oral health. Methods: A random sample of 45-54 year-olds from Adelaide, South Australia, was surveyed in 2004/05. Oral examinations provided data on caries. Results: A total of 879 persons returned questionnaires (response=43.8%) with 709 (80.7%) examined. The majority rated ‘seeing a dentist regularly’ (63.0%), ‘regular brushing of teeth’ (92.5%) and ‘using fluoride toothpaste’ (52.2%) as ‘definitely important’ in preventing tooth decay. The percentage of persons who had a high knowledge of tooth decay prevention was 59.9%. Multivariate analysis controlling for sex, place of birth, education and income showed (p<0.05) associations of high dental knowledge of tooth decay prevention with fewer decayed teeth (β=-0.19) and more filled teeth (β=1.13). Conclusions: Dental knowledge was associated with oral health status. Implications: Conveying of information should be one part of oral health promotion actions to improve oral health.-
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityDavid Brennan, John Spencer and Kaye Roberts-Thomson-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherPublic Health Assoc Australia Inc-
dc.rights© 2010 The Authors. Journal Compilation © 2010 Public Health Association of Australia-
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00592.x-
dc.subject45-54 year-olds-
dc.subjectdental knowledge-
dc.subjectoral health-
dc.subjectcaries-
dc.titleDental knowledge and oral health among middle-aged adults-
dc.typeJournal article-
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00592.x-
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/250316-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
dc.identifier.orcidBrennan, D. [0000-0002-7888-0920]-
dc.identifier.orcidSpencer, A. [0000-0002-3462-7456]-
dc.identifier.orcidRoberts-Thomson, K. [0000-0001-7084-5541]-
Appears in Collections:Aurora harvest
Dentistry publications

Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.