title: Factors Associated with Routine Dental Attendance among Aboriginal Australians.
abstract: To determine factors associated with routine dental attendance in Aboriginal Australians.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
  Younger age, no oral health impairment, and low CAL were associated with routine dental attendance among Indigenous Australians.
authors.forename: Najith
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amarasena
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapellas
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Skilton
authors.forename: Louise J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Maple-Brown
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartold
authors.forename: Kerin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Dea
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Celermajer
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jamieson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003729:Dental Care; D003731:Dental Caries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015876:Northern Territory; D009909:Oral Health; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D044382:Population Groups