Osborn M, Butler T, Barnard P D
Public Health Officer Training Programme, NSW Health, Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2003 Mar;48(1):34-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2003.tb00006.x.
This paper assesses the oral health status in a prison population and identifies risk factors associated with oral health.
Cross-sectional stratified random sample of 789 prisoners (657 males and 132 females) from 27 correctional centres across New South Wales, stratified by sex, age and aboriginality. A face to face interview was used to collect information on health status and behavioural risk factors. A subset of participants (312 males and 22 females) received an oral examination which enabled the decayed, missing or filled permanent teeth (DMFT) score to be calculated.
In the last 12 months 391 (50 per cent) inmates had visited a dentist. Reports on treatment received at this last visit were mainly for dental examinations, (62 per cent), dental fillings, (38 per cent), and dental extractions (28 per cent). Self-reported dental needs indicated that 42 per cent perceived the need for a check-up; the perceived need for dental fillings was highest in females compared with males. The mean DMFT for the population was 20.4 and 3.4 for decayed teeth.
This survey demonstrates that the standard of past oral health care for prison inmates is low. There is a need to be more attentive to oral health promotion as eventually respondents will be returning to the community.
本文评估了监狱人群的口腔健康状况，并确定了与口腔健康相关的风险因素。
从新南威尔士州27个惩教中心抽取789名囚犯（657名男性和132名女性）作为横断面分层随机样本，按性别、年龄和原住民身份进行分层。通过面对面访谈收集健康状况和行为风险因素的信息。一部分参与者（312名男性和22名女性）接受了口腔检查，从而能够计算出恒牙龋失补牙数（DMFT）得分。
在过去12个月中，391名（50%）囚犯看过牙医。关于上次就诊所接受治疗的报告主要是牙科检查（62%）、补牙（38%）和拔牙（28%）。自我报告的牙科需求表明，42%的人认为需要进行检查；女性相比男性，认为需要补牙的比例最高。该人群的平均DMFT为20.4，龋齿数为3.4。
这项调查表明，过去监狱囚犯的口腔保健标准较低。需要更加关注口腔健康促进，因为最终受访者将重返社区。
