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The Second National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam--1999: variation in the prevalence of dental diseases.

The 1999 National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam, a population-based survey from a developing country, provides a contrast to the findings of recent surveys in Australia and New Zealand. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to describe oral health status and its socio-economic distribution and to evaluate cha...

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Published in:New Zealand Dental Journal Vol. 106; no. 3; pp. 103 - 109
Main Authors: Roberts-Thomson KF, Spencer AJ
Format: research Journal Article
Published: New Zealand Dental Association Incorporated Sep2010
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          Roberts-Thomson KF
          Spencer AJ
        affil: Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Adelaide, Australia. kaye.roberts-thomson@adelaide.edu.au
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          Tooth Diseases Epidemiology
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Age Factors
          Child
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Dental Care Statistics and Numerical Data
          Dental Caries Epidemiology
          Educational Status
          Female
          Human
          Income
          Male
          Middle Age
          Oral Hygiene
          Parents Education
          Periodontal Pocket Epidemiology
          Population Surveillance
          Prevalence
          Rural Health
          Sex Factors
          Social Class
          Socioeconomic Factors
          Urban Health
          Vietnam
          Young Adult
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: The 1999 National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam, a population-based survey from a developing country, provides a contrast to the findings of recent surveys in Australia and New Zealand. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to describe oral health status and its socio-economic distribution and to evaluate change over time in the oral health of the population of Vietnam. METHODS: A multi-staged stratified sampling process was employed. Data on children aged 6 to 17 years were collected by an oral examination and a parental questionnaire. Adults aged 18+ years completed a questionnaire and were examined by trained and calibrated dentists. RESULTS: Oral hygiene status of the child and adult population was poor. Caries experience was high in children but moderate in adults. Caries experience was present mostly as untreated decay. Factors related to caries were sex, hygiene practices, socio-economic status, location and dental visiting. CONCLUSIONS: The oral health status of the younger Vietnamese generations was compromised by various factors and there are worrying trends, indicating deteriorating oral health in this population.
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