Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
      • Place abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary  
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
      1. What is dental caries (decay)?
      2. Classifying the extent of decay
      3. Risk factors for dental decay
      4. Measuring dental decay
    2. The dental health of Australia’s teenagers
      1. Introduction
      2. Teenagers’ dental health
        • Distribution of disease
        • Interstate comparisons
    3. The dental health of Australia’s pre-teen children
      1. Deciduous teeth
        • Interstate comparison—5 to 6 year old dmft
      2. Permanent teeth
      3. All teeth
        • Interstate comparison—all teeth
    4. Fissure sealants
    5. Immediate treatment needs
    6. National summary
    7. International comparisons

End matter

  • Appendixes
    1. Description of survey methods
      • Source of subjects
      • Sampling
      • Data items
      • Weighting of data and data analysis
      • Number in sample
    2. National time trends
    3. State and territory data tables
    4. Supplementary state/territory data tables, 2003 and 2004
  • References
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
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