Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: progress of the Closing the Gap Child Oral Health program up to December 2011

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: progress of the Closing the Gap Child Oral Health program up to December 2011
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This report, prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, provides information on the dental health and services available to eligible Indigenous children as part of the Closing the gap child oral health program in the Northern Territory. This report provides detailed information on:

• dental service delivery for Indigenous children
• preventive interventions and oral health promotion
• Indigenous children’s oral health problems.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Further information:
  
  • View abstract: Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: progress of the Closing the Gap Child Oral Health program up to December 2011: highlights
  • View report: Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: progress of the Closing the Gap Child Oral Health program up to December 2011
  • View report: Dental health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory: progress of the Closing the Gap Child Oral Health program up to December 2011 (PDF – 1.3 MB)
  • View media release: Indigenous kids’ dental health improving, but more services needed
  • View website: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare