Kaye F. Roberts-Thomson
University of Adelaide
118 Papers
980 Citations
Kaye F. Roberts-Thomson is an academic researcher from University of Adelaide. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 116 publications. Previous affiliations of Kaye F. Roberts-Thomson include Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Papers
Access to dental care by young South Australian adults.
TL;DR: Making a dental visit in the last two years was significantly associated with a number of socio-demographic variables including age and gender, with holders of private dental insurance and those who have not avoided care because of cost having higher odds of making a visit and males and government concession card holders having lower odds.
Caries experience among 45-54 year olds in Adelaide, South Australia
TL;DR: Overall DMFT was lower for those who brushed more frequently, had higher levels of education and higher household income, and household income of $80,000+ was related to fewer missing teeth and lower DMFT.
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Hospitalized head injuries among older people in Australia, 1998/1999 to 2004/2005
TL;DR: The oldest old were disproportionately represented among those sustaining hospitalized head injuries, along with men, those living in rural/remote areas, and Indigenous persons, which is of critical public health importance.
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Predictors of untreated dental decay among 15-34-year-old Australians.
TL;DR: In the Australian young adult population, residential location, education level, perceived need for dental care, dental fear, toothache, orofacial pain or food avoidance together were predictors of untreated dental decay.
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Oral Health Status of Vietnamese Children: Findings From the National Oral Health Survey of Vietnam 1999:
TL;DR: The oral health of Vietnamese children was characterized by high level of dental caries with variation among socioeconomic groups, which suggests the need for a population oral health program that includes measures to target high-need children.
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