Factors Associated with Routine Dental Attendance among Aboriginal Australians

Najith Amarasena; Kostas Kapellas; Michael Skilton; Louise Maple-Brown; Alex Brown; P. Mark Bartold; Kerin O'Dea; D Celermajer; Lisa Jamieson

doi:10.1353/hpu.2016.0040

Factors Associated with Routine Dental Attendance among Aboriginal Australians

Najith Amarasena, Kostas Kapellas, Michael Skilton, Louise Maple-Brown, Alex Brown, P. Mark Bartold, Kerin O'Dea, D Celermajer, Lisa Jamieson

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Objectives:To determine factors associated with routine dental attendance in Aboriginal Australians.

Methods: Data of 271 Aboriginal adults residing in Australia’s Northern Territory were used.Routine dental attendance was defined as last visiting a dentist less than one year ago or visiting a dentist for a check-up. Both bivariate and multivariable analytical techniques were used.

Results: While 27% visited a dentist in the past year, 29% of these visited for a check-up. In bivariate analysis, being female, low psychological distress, and low clinical attachment loss (CAL) were associated with visiting a dentist within last year.Being aged younger than 39 years, male, no oral health impairment, being caries-free, low CAL, and low apolipoprotein B were associated with visiting for a check-up. Clinical attachment loss remained associated with visiting a dentist less than one year ago while being younger than 39 years and having no oral health impairment remained associated with usually visiting for a check-up in multivariable analysis.

Conclusions:Younger age, no oral health impairment, and low CAL were associated with routine dental attendance among Indigenous Australians.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-80
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2016.0040
Publication status	Published - 2016

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