Nuttall N M, Bradnock G, White D, Morris J, Nunn J
University of Dundee.
Br Dent J. 2001 Feb 24;190(4):177-82. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800918.
The 1998 survey of Adult Dental Health in the UK was carried out under the auspices of the Office of National Statistics together with the Universities of Birmingham, Dundee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wales. A key behavioural indicator in these decennial surveys is whether people say they go to a dentist for a regular dental check-up, an occasional dental check-up or only when they have trouble with their teeth. The proportion of dentate adults in the UK who report attending for regular dental check-ups has risen from 43% in 1978 to 59% in 1998. Older adults (over 55 years old) in 1998 were the most likely to say they attend for regular dental check-ups. Many younger adults (16-24) in 1998 said they went to a dentist less often than 5 years previously, they were also the least likely to say they attend for regular dental check-ups. Dental anxiety remains a problem for many dental patients but another factor of importance to many is their want to be involved in the treatment process and especially to be given an estimate of treatment costs.
1998年英国成人牙齿健康调查是在国家统计局的支持下，与伯明翰大学、邓迪大学、纽卡斯尔大学和威尔士大学共同开展的。在这些每十年进行一次的调查中，一个关键的行为指标是人们表示自己是定期去看牙医进行牙齿检查、偶尔进行牙齿检查，还是只在牙齿出现问题时才去看牙医。英国有牙齿的成年人中，报告定期进行牙齿检查的比例已从1978年的43%升至1998年的59%。1998年，年龄较大的成年人（55岁以上）最有可能表示他们会定期进行牙齿检查。1998年，许多较年轻的成年人（16 - 24岁）表示，他们看牙医的频率比5年前降低了，他们也是最不可能表示会定期进行牙齿检查的人群。对许多牙科患者来说，牙科焦虑仍然是一个问题，但对许多人来说，另一个重要因素是他们希望参与治疗过程，尤其是希望得到治疗费用的预估。
