Abstract
The Australian Defence Health Service uses a disease-risk management strategy to achieve two goals: first, to identify Australian Defence Force (ADF) members who are at high risk of developing an adverse health event, and second, to deliver intervention strategies efficiently so that maximum benefits for health within the ADF are achieved with the least cost. The present dental classification system utilized by the ADF, while an excellent dental triage tool, has been found not to be predictive of an ADF member having an adverse dental event in the following 12-month period. Clearly, there is a need for further research to establish a predictive risk-based dental classification system. This risk assessment must be sensitive enough to accurately estimate the probability that an ADF member will experience dental pain, dysfunction, or other adverse dental events within a forthcoming period, typically 12 months. Furthermore, there needs to be better epidemiological data collected in the field to assist in the research.
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