Oral health surveys of adult subgroups
Comparative information on adults with learning disabilities, adults who use domiciliary dental care, and unplanned dental care services in England.
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These local supplementary surveys of adult subgroups support the Adult Dental Health Survey (ADHS) and provide information for comparison.
The surveys highlight:
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higher levels of need among adults in contact with domiciliary dental care services compared with those found in the ADHS 2009
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some differences in oral health measures between adults with learning disabilities and the ADHS data
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higher levels of need and lower levels of reported self-care among adults using unscheduled care services in England compared with results of the ADHS