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United Kingdom Adult Dental Health Survey 1998 - UK Data Service

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General Info
Provider 
UK Data Service
Microdata access: Register
Geography 
United Kingdom (GBR)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
09/1998 - 12/1998
Series or system 
United Kingdom Dental Health Survey
Data type
Survey:
  • Exam
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

The Adult Dental Health Survey (ADHS) is conducted every ten years. The geographical coverage provides estimates for all of the UK. The questionnaires are directed to adults (16 years and older). Follow-up dental exams are conducted by National Health Service dentists in some survey participants' homes. There were approximately 6,204 computer-aided interviews and 3,187 clinical assessments conducted. (Participants with complete tooth loss were excluded from the physical examination.) The weighted sample size was 4,110 interviews and 2,598 examinations. The main topics covered in the interview are dental experiences, attitudes, knowledge, care, and health practices. The physical examination portion of the survey assesses the conditon of the natural teeth and supporting tissues and the use of prosthetics.

 

Keywords 
Assets, Cardiovascular surgical procedures, Children, Dental care, Dental caries, Dental examinations, Dentists, Edentulism, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family size, Fluoride, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care prices, Health care use, Health status, Hepatitis, Housing conditions, Income, Injections, Jaundice, Marital status, Occupations, Oral conditions, Oral hygiene, Pain, Periodontal diseases, Personal health expenditures, Private health facilities, Prostheses and implants, Public health facilities, Public social assistance, School enrollment, Screening, Unemployment, X-rays
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021