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Table 4 Percentage of adolescents who had access to dental care in the last year

From: Brazilian adolescents’ oral health trends since 1986: an epidemiological observational study

Dental care in the last year

Age

Year 1986

%

Year 2003

%

(2003–1986)

Trend (%)

2003–1986

Year 2010

(2010–2003)

Trend (%)

2010–2003

(2010–1986)

Trend (%)

2010–1986

15–19 years

67.59

86.57

19.0

28.1

53.9

−32.67

−37.7

−13.69

−20.3

  1. Source: Brazil. MS, 1986; MS, 2004, 2011