Research and analysis

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.

Documents

Dental health among adults in contact with domiciliary care dental care services in England

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Dental health among adults with learning disabilities in England

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Dental health among adults using unscheduled care services in England

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Details

These local supplementary surveys of adult subgroups support the Adult Dental Health Survey (ADHS) and provide information for comparison.

The surveys highlight:

  • higher levels of need among adults in contact with domiciliary dental care services compared with those found in the ADHS 2009

  • some differences in oral health measures between adults with learning disabilities and the ADHS data

  • 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

Updates to this page

Published 30 January 2019

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