TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental attitudes and behaviours in 1998 and implications for the future
AU - Bradnock, G
AU - White, Deborah
AU - Nuttall, NM
AU - Morris, Alexander
AU - Treasure, ET
AU - Pine, CM
PY - 2001/3/10
Y1 - 2001/3/10
N2 - The 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey included face to face interviews with participants to determine their dental attitudes and behaviours. This article considers reported oral hygiene practices, treatment choices, satisfaction with appearance of teeth, attitudes towards wearing dentures and how these have changed since previous surveys. Although overall there has been a steady improvement in dental health attitudes, adults from disadvantaged households are still lagging behind. This has implications for social equity.
AB - The 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey included face to face interviews with participants to determine their dental attitudes and behaviours. This article considers reported oral hygiene practices, treatment choices, satisfaction with appearance of teeth, attitudes towards wearing dentures and how these have changed since previous surveys. Although overall there has been a steady improvement in dental health attitudes, adults from disadvantaged households are still lagging behind. This has implications for social equity.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035836249&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800935a
DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800935a
M3 - Article
C2 - 11303683
SN - 1476-5373
VL - 190
SP - 228
EP - 232
JO - British Dental Journal
JF - British Dental Journal
IS - 5
ER -