Oral Health Profiling for Young and Older Adults: A Descriptive Study

Jennifer Hanthorn Conquest, John Skinner, Estie Kruger and Marc Tennant
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Jennifer Hanthorn Conquest: School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
John Skinner: Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
Estie Kruger: School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia
Marc Tennant: School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth 6009, Australia

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 17, 1-9

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to trial the suitability of an oral health promotion toolkit in a chair-side setting to determine: an individual’s knowledge; understanding of oral and general health behaviour and evaluate the commitment of dental practitioners to undertake an assessment of the individual’s attitude and aptitude to undertake a home care preventive plan. All participants were 18 years and over and came from low socio-economic backgrounds in rural New South Wales, Australia. The study evaluated 59 case studies regarding their knowledge of oral and general health. The study included an oral health profiling questionnaire, based on validated oral health promotion outcome measures, a full course of dental care provided by a private dental practitioner or a dental student. Out of the 59 participants, 47% of participants cleaned their teeth twice per day, 69% used fluoride toothpaste and 47% applied the toothpaste over all the bristles. The questionnaire, based on Watt et al. (2004) verified oral health prevention outcome measures was a sound approach to determine an individual’s knowledge, understanding of oral and general health behaviour. However, dental practitioners’ commitment to assessing the individual was low.

Keywords: oral health education; adults; dental care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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