Research and analysis

Oral health survey of adults attending dental practices 2018

Results of the first dental health survey of people aged 16 years and over attending primary care dental practices for any reason.

From:
Public Health England
Published
16 June 2020

Applies to England

Documents

Oral health survey of adults attending general dental practices 2018

Ref: PHE publications gateway number GW-1322

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Evaluation of methods used in Adults Attending General Dental Practices survey

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Adults in Practice survey results

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Adults in Practice survey results (ODS version)

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Adults in Practice survey results - unformatted

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Details

This report and tables provide the results of people aged 16 years and older who attended a primary care dental practice. This is the first oral health survey of this population group, therefore there is no directly comparable data to show trends.

There is also a report detailing the findings of a process evaluation of the methods used to deliver this survey.

Some results of adults attending general dental practices:

  • 1% had none of their own teeth, 15% wore dentures and 10% had bridges or implants
  • 82% had a functional dentition as they had 21 or more natural teeth
  • 27% had tooth decay
  • 90% had at least 1 filling, 47% had crowned teeth
  • 53% had gingival (gum) bleeding
  • 84% reported visiting a dentist in the last 12 months
Published 16 June 2020

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