Distribution of Australian dental practices in relation to residential aged care facilities: A geographic analysis.
ageing
dental practices
oral health
residential age‐care facilities
Journal
Gerodontology
ISSN: 1741-2358
Titre abrégé: Gerodontology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8215850
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Oct 2024
31 Oct 2024
Historique:
accepted:
17
09
2024
medline:
1
11
2024
pubmed:
1
11
2024
entrez:
1
11
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Limited access to oral health services contributes to poor oral health in institutionalised older adults. The objective of this study was to map and analyse the distribution of residential age-care facilities (RACFs) in relation to dental practices across Australia. Age-care data were sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The data were categorised according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics remoteness index in each state and territory, defined by a geographic coordinate system. The structure of remoteness area data was integrated into RACF data using a geographic information system. Buffer analysis in QGIS was employed to calculate the buffer distance surrounding RACFs by identifying dental practices relative to a measuring distance. In total, Australia had 2718 RACFs and 7379 dental practices (both private 95.5% and public 4.5%). In all States, more than a third of metropolitan RACFs were within accessible reach of a private practice (ranging from 37% of RACFs in NSW to 55% in WA). However, proximity to public clinics was low, ranging from only 4% (WA) to 9% (QLD). More than one-fifth of metropolitan RACFs in NSW, QLD, WA and ACT (ranging from 20% to 24%) were not within accessible proximity of either a public or private dental clinic/practice. While more than 70% of RACFs in regional and remote Australia are reasonably close to dental practices, areas with inadequate access exist, with the highest percentage recorded in WA (6%). Ensuring an equitable distribution of dental practices relative to RACFs is crucial in bridging the service access gap in underserved areas.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 Gerodontology Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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