Adult Dental Health Survey 2009
About this study
The 2009 Adult Dental Survey is the fifth in a series of national dental surveys that has been carried out since 1968.
It provides a picture of the dental health of the adult population and how this has changed over time.
Key findings from the 2009 survey are that:
there has been an continued improvement in adult's dental health,
the majority of adults go to the dentist at least once every two years, however
one in four adults say that cost influences their choice of dental treatment,
one fifth say they have delayed treatment because of cost considerations.
How we worked
The NHS Information Centre for health and social care commissioned a consortium led by the Office for National Statistics, that included NatCen, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Universities of Birmingham, Cardiff, Dundee, Newcastle and Unversity College London.
Potential policy impact
The patterns and determinants of dental health identified in this study make it of great interest to policy makers and regional health planners.
Methods
The sample size for this survey was 13,400 households from England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A total of 11,380 individuals were interviewed and 6,469 adults examined.
Now find out more
A series of reports from the 2009 survey provide both national and regional estimates focusing on eight themes. You can access all these reports by visiting the NHS Information Centre for health and social care's website.
- ScotCen Social Research
- 73 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AW
- Charity no. SC038454
- info@scotcen.org.uk
