| Age group | Sex | 1989/90 | 1990/91 | 1991/92 | 1992/93 | 1993/94 | 1994/95 | 1995/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 years | Males | 229.3 | 255.8 | 315.9 | 293.3 | 300.4 | 248.4 | 288.0 |
| Females | 197.9 | 225.2 | 253.5 | 257.8 | 258.1 | 213.6 | 234.3 | |
| Persons | 214.0 | 240.9 | 285.4 | 276.0 | 279.8 | 231.4 | 261.8 | |
| 5-14 years | Males | 150.2 | 171.2 | 196.2 | 204.4 | 219.7 | 211.1 | 246.9 |
| Females | 183.0 | 198.4 | 207.3 | 257.2 | 255.5 | 234.5 | 272.1 | |
| Persons | 166.2 | 184.5 | 201.6 | 230.1 | 237.1 | 222.5 | 259.2 |
Note: | Removal or restoration of teeth was classified
according to the ICD9 code 23. Hospital separation rates were age-adjusted using the Australian population
as at 30 June 1991. Hospital separations in 1995/96 do not include NSW residents treated in Victoria, South
Australia, Western Australia or Queensland. | Sources: | NSW Health Department
Inpatients Statistics Collection (ISC) and ABS population estimates (HOIST), Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch,
NSW Health Department. | |
The hospital separation rate for females in this age group was consistently around 1.8 times the male rate.
Inpatient care for adults, unlike children, is predominantly for reasons other than dental caries.
Most admissions for people aged 15-24 were for removal of impacted teeth (for example, wisdom teeth).
Among persons aged 25 years and over, most admissions were for removal of teeth for dental caries or periodontal disease.
| For more information, see: | AIHW Dental Statistics Research Unit 1986-95, Child Dental Health Survey, DSRU, Adelaide. |
| NSW Health Department 1996 Child Dental Health Report, in press. | |
| National Health Strategy, Improving dental health in Australia, Background paper no. 9, National Health Strategy, Canberra, 1992. | |
| Australian Dental Association |
Produced by|
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch,
Public Health Division,
New South Wales Health Department on 23 March 1998. | |