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Characteristics of patients compared with private general practice and Australian population estimates |
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| Burden of Oral Disease Study (n = 375) |
Private general practice(a) (n = 4,858) |
Australian population (n = 7,829) |
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| % [95% CI] |
% |
% |
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| Sex |
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| % Female |
59.5 [54.3–64.7] |
54.9 |
(b) 50.4 |
| Place of birth |
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| % Australian |
75.5 [70.9–80.1] |
n.a. |
(b) 76.4 |
| Dental insurance status |
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| % Insured |
64.8 [59.7–69.9] |
47.8 |
(c) 34.8 |
| Reason for dental visit |
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| Check-up |
35.2 [30.1–40.3] |
41.1 |
(c) 45.1 |
| Emergency |
18.1 [16.0–20.2] |
28.6 |
n.a. |
| Other dental problem |
46.7 [41.4–52.0] |
30.8 |
n.a. |
| Time since last dental visit |
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| % visited in last 12 months |
65.3 [60.2–70.4] |
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 BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:96 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-96 |
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