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United Kingdom Adult Dental Health Survey 2009-2010 - HSCIC

General Info

Provider 
Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), NHS
Tabulations only
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
England, Northern Ireland, Wales
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
October, 2009 - April, 2010
Data type
Survey: Exam - Household - Individual - Interview
Summary 

The Adult Dental Health Survey (ADHS) is conducted every ten years. The geographical coverage provides estimates for all of the UK. The 2009-2010 survey was conducted in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland only. The questionnaires were directed to adults (16 years and older). Followup dental exams were conducted by National Health Service dentists in some survey participants' homes. There were approximately 11,380 face-to-face interviews and 6,469 clinical assessments conducted. Participants with complete tooth loss were excluded from the examination. The main topics covered in the interview were dental experiences, attitudes, knowledge, care, and health practices. The physical examination portion of the survey assessed the conditon of the natural teeth and supporting tissues and the use of prosthetics.

Keywords 
Assets, Cardiovascular surgical procedures, Causes of morbidity, Dental care, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Dentists, Dietary sugar, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Ethnicity, Family composition, Family size, Fluoride, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care prices, Health care use, Health insurance, Health status, Hepatitis, Housing conditions, Income, Injections, Jaundice, Marital status, Occupations, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Pain, Periodontal diseases, Personal health expenditures, Private health facilities, Prostheses and implants, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, Race, School enrollment, Screening, Tobacco smoking, Training programs, Unemployment, X-rays

Citation

Contributors 
Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom)
Funders 
Department of Health (United Kingdom)
Welsh Government
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)
Suggested citation 
Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom). United Kingdom Adult Dental Health Survey 2009-2010 - HSCIC.

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