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Table 1 Characteristics of the communities included in the study

From: The relationship of primary care providers to dental practitioners in rural and remote Australia

Town

Population

Nearest dental surgery

Visiting dental service

ASGC - RA

1

<500

248 km

Public dentist: once every 3 months; school dental van: sporadic visits

RA5

2

<1000

70 km

No visiting oral health services

RA4

3

<1000

40 km

School dental van: sporadic visits

RA3

4

<1000

87 km

Private dentist: once a month

RA4

5

<1000

179 km

Public dentist: once a year

RA5

6

<1000

210 km

Private and public dentist visits: once every 3 months; mobile Aboriginal dental van: once a year; school dental van: sporadic visits

RA5

7

<1000

43 km

No visiting oral health services

RA4

8

<1000

40 km

No visiting oral health services

RA3

9

<1500

214 km

Private dentist: once a month for 3 days; school dental van: sporadic visits

RA4

10

<1500

212 km

Public and private dentists: sporadic visits

RA5

11

<1500

200 km

Private dentist visits: once a month; school dental van: sporadic visits

RA5

12

<2000

62 km

Private dentist visits: once a year

RA3

13

<3000

196 km

Public dentist visits: once a month; mobile Aboriginal van: once a year

RA4

14

<1500

80 km

Visiting van twice a year; school dental service and public dentist a few weeks a year

RA4