Blog - Oral Health
Australia Oral Health Tracker
11 June 2018
Targets have been set to improve the oral health of Australians by the year 2025. An Oral health tracker has been developed to show our current status and the target to be achieved in 2025. It was developed by Australian health professions. Port Kennedy along with other health professionals will be part of a combined effort to improve oral health of Australians.
The tacker indicates several interesting points in Adults:
- 51 % of adults brush their teeth twice daily,
- 48% of adults consume too much sugar,
- 25% have untreated tooth decay,
- 55% have had a dental check-up in the last 12 months.