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Dental attitudes and behaviours in 1998 and implications for the future
G Bradnock1, D A White, N M Nuttall
1School of Dentistry, The University of Birmingham.
Abstract:
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.
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