Dental attitudes and behaviours in 1998 and implications for the future

The 1998 Adult Dental Health Survey included face to face interviews with p articipants to determine their dental attitudes and behaviours, This articl e considers reported oral hygiene practices, treatment choices, satisfactio n with appearance of teeth, attitudes towards wearing dentures and how thes e have changed since previous surveys. Although overall there has been a st eady improvement in dental health attitudes, adults from disadvantaged hous eholds are still lagging behind. This has implications for social equity.