ArticleBMC public health2015
An assessment of dental caries among young Aboriginal children in New South Wales, Australia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Dental caries experience in Indigenous children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing worldwide disparities and time trends (1968-2024).Clinical oral investigations · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Cost-Utility Analysis of Treatments for Early Childhood Caries in Remote Aboriginal Communities.JDR clinical and translational research · 2026Article
- A scoping review on early childhood caries and inequalities using the Sustainable Development Goal 10 framework.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral health promotion in acute hospital setting: a quality improvement programme.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- The Progress of the New South Wales Aboriginal Oral Health Plan 2014-2020: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of preventive dental programs offered to mothers by non-dental professionals to control early childhood dental caries: a review.BMC oral health · 2019Review
- Dental caries and their association with socioeconomic characteristics, oral hygiene practices and eating habits among preschool children in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - the NOPLAS project.BMC oral health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundLimited research has been undertaken in Australia to assess the dental status of pre-school Aboriginal children. This cross-sectional study records the number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) and surfaces (dmfs) of pre-school Aboriginal children living in different locations in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
methodsA convenience sample of young children from seven Aboriginal communities in rural, remote and metropolitan areas of NSW, was recruited. One calibrated examiner recorded the dmft/s of children with written parental consent.
results196 children were invited to participate and 173 children aged two to five years were examined, a response rate of 88.3%. Forty percent (n = 69) of the children were diagnosed with dental caries with a mean of 2.1 (SD = 3.6). The dmft scores were significantly higher in remote locations when compared to rural (p = <0.0001) and metropolitan areas (p = 0.0155). Children 4-5 years old living in remote NSW had a mean dmft of 3.5 and mean dmfs of 8.0 compared with children living in rural areas who had a dmft and dmfs of 1.5 and 4.2 respectively. Untreated dental caries was the primary contributor to the scores, and children who had previously received dental treatment still had active carious lesions.
conclusionThere was a high prevalence of untreated dental caries among the Aboriginal children, particularly for those in remote locations.
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