According to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), oral health accounts for 10 per cent of health expenditure in Australia and attracts the second highest expenditure after cardiovascular diseases. This report, the "Health system expenditure on disease and injury in Australia, 2004-05" provides an analysis of Australian health expenditure in 2004-5 allocated by disease, and is the third in the AIHW’s disease expenditure series.

A link to the AIHW website is available through the UQ Library catalogue, where you can access a number of publications by the Institute on oral health, including:

Patterns of tooth loss in the Australian population 2004-06 DSRU research report no. 38

Projected demand for dental care to 2020 DSRU research report no. 42 Oral health impacts among children by dental visiting and treatment needs DSRU research report no. 44