Dental & oral health – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Latest findings

In 2019–20, about 67,000 hospitalisations for dental conditions may have been prevented with earlier treatment

In 2020–21, the median charge, benefit and gap for a preventative dental clean was $60, $40 and $18, respectively

Overall, $9.5 billion was spent on dental services in 2019–20

Fewer adults aged 15 years and over received an oral health check-up in 2017–18 than in 2013

The proportion of adults with untreated tooth decay increased between 2004–06 and 2017–18

In 2017–18, around 1 in 8 teenagers aged 14–17 consumed selected sugar sweetened beverages on a daily basis

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