Dental Awareness Fact Sheet

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Dental Awareness Fact Sheet

DENTAL AWARENESS MONTH FACT SHEET

  • In August 2002, the Australian Dental Association Victoria Branch (ADAVB) will launch Dental Awareness Month

  • The themes for Awareness Month are "Dental Care for the Ageing" and "Dental Care for Different Ages"

  • The ADAVB has identified 3 main life stages where specific dental care needs to be considered: early childhood, late teens and older age

  • One of the major dental health issues for younger children is nursing decay

  • Nursing decay most commonly affects infants who are given a bottle of milk or a sweetened beverage to sleep with

  • Young children should have their first dental visit after their first tooth appears

  • Significant dental issues for teens include dental injury caused during contact sports

  • The ADAVB sees a drop in dental checkups in the 18- 25 age group

  • The incidence of dental damage has increased with the increasing popularity of oral piercing.

  • The major oral health issues for older Australians include: normal physical and mental ageing, increased use of medications, irregular dental check ups, low or fixed incomes, impact of cultural diversity on dental care and rural isolation

  • By the late 90's Australians aged 65 and over who had no natural teeth was 34%. This compares to 80% of the same age group in the 1970's

  • Older Australians in residential care have three times more untreated decay than those living in the community

  • The ADAVB is encouraging older people and their carers to increase their knowledge and skills about basic oral care, preventative care and timely access to oral health care

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