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Table 28: Oral health indicators: 2002/03 NZ Health Survey
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Indicator
Māori
non-Māori
Males
Females
Total
Males
Females
Total
Been to dentist in previous year (self-reported), 15+ years, 2002-03, percent 1,2 *
28.5
23.8-33.2)
29.0
(25.3-32.8)
28.4
(25.4-31.4)
38.0
(36.0-40.0)
47.9
(45.7-50.1)
43.1
(41.5-44.8)
Notes
1 Age-standardised to 2001 Census total Māori population.
2 Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see
Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
Source:* 2002/03 New Zealand Health Survey

Māori adults were less likely than non-Māori adults to have visited a dentist in the previous year (RR 0.7, CI 0.6–0.7).


Table 29: Oral health indicators: School Dental Services
How to interpret results - tables

Indicator
Māori
Total NZ
Fluoridated supply
Non-fluoridated supply
Fluoridated supply
Non-fluoridated supply
Mean no. of missing or filled teeth at 5 years, 2003 1,2 *
3.0
4.9
1.5
2.6
Caries-free at 5 years, 2003, percent 1,2 *
42.2
23.8
61.7
45.4
Mean no. of missing or filled teeth at Year 8, 2003 1,2 *
1.9
2.7
1.4
1.8
Caries-free at Year 8, 2003, percent 1,2 *
37.0
27.7
51.7
39.6
Notes:
1 Prioritised Māori ethnic group - see the
Methods and Data Sources section for further information.
2 Non-Māori figures not available.

Source:* School Dental Services

At school entry (age five years), Māori children had a higher mean number of missing or filled teeth than the New Zealand average, and were less likely to be caries-free. This is the case in both fluoridated and non-fluoridated water supplies.

The disparity was greatest at age five years. There was some reduction in disparity by Year 8, although Māori children still had a higher mean number of missing and filled teeth than the New Zealand average, and were less likely to be caries-free.

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