Dental conditions associated with preventable hospital admissions in Australia: a systematic literature review
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BACKGROUND: Over the past two decades, there has been a decrease in dental diseases in Australia; however, the number of preventable dental hospital admissions has not diminished. This review reports on the factors associated with preventable dental hospital admissions in Australia. METHODS: A search of five databases was conducted using Medical subject headings/Emtree terms and Index terms. All original studies, published between January1965 and March 2018 in English, based on the Australian population, and examining the prevalence of oral conditions as a cause for emergency department presentations and hospital admissions were included. The mixed method appraisal tool was used to evaluate the included studies. RESULTS: Eleven cross-sectional studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the studies, except one from Tasmania, were from Western Australia. The most common reasons for preventable dental hospital admissions were dental caries, followed by embedded or impacted teeth. Malignant neoplasms were reported as main causes of preventable dental hospital admissions in the older population. CONCLUSIONS: Most studies on preventable dental hospital admissions were from one Australian state (Western Australia). Further research is required to determine the national prevalence and incidence of preventable dental hospital admissions. A periodic audit of preventable dental hospital admission data is needed for delivery of a fair and effective dental services.
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- Authors
- Acharya, A., Khan, S., Hoang, H., Bettiol, S., Goldberg, L., & Crocombe, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Khan, Shahrukh
- Venue
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2018-12
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 921-921
- ISSN
- 1472-6963 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6278106
- OpenAlex
- W2902588725
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
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- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UTAS Research Repository (acceptedVersion)
- eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Own your potential (DEAKIN) (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship Department of Education and Training
- Translating Research into Practice Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
- Health Practitioner Research Development Program, Centre for Rural Health, University of Tasmania
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Keywords
- preventable hospital admissions, dental caries, impacted teeth, emergency department presentation, oral health, cancer, older adults, dental service delivery, Western Australia
- MeSH terms
- Australia, Cross-Sectional Studies, Emergency Service, Hospital, Hospitalization, Humans, Stomatognathic Diseases, Tasmania, Incidence
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