title: Factors Associated with Routine Dental Attendance among Aboriginal Australians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine factors associated with routine dental attendance in Aboriginal Australians.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data of 271 Aboriginal adults residing in Australia's Northern Territory were used. Routine dental attendance was defined as last visiting a dentist less than one year ago or visiting a dentist for a check-up. Both bivariate and multivariable analytical techniques were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  While 27% visited a dentist in the past year, 29% of these visited for a check-up. In bivariate analysis, being female, low psychological distress, and low clinical attachment loss (CAL) were associated with visiting a dentist within last year. Being aged younger than 39 years, male, no oral health impairment, being caries-free, low CAL, and low apolipoprotein B were associated with visiting for a check-up. Clinical attachment loss remained associated with visiting a dentist less than one year ago while being younger than 39 years and having no oral health impairment remained associated with usually visiting for a check-up in multivariable analysis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Younger age, no oral health impairment, and low CAL were associated with routine dental attendance among Indigenous Australians.
authors: Najith
authors: N
authors: Amarasena
authors: Kostas
authors: K
authors: Kapellas
authors: Michael R
authors: MR
authors: Skilton
authors: Louise J
authors: LJ
authors: Maple-Brown
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Brown
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Bartold
authors: Kerin
authors: K
authors: O'Dea
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Celermajer
authors: Lisa M
authors: LM
authors: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health / Q000208:ethnology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000208:ethnology