Table 1.
Utilization of preventive fluoride application and dental services in Taiwan, 2000–2012.
| year | Total population | Case size of received professional topical fluoride | Utilization of professional topical fluoride application | Case size of restoration treatment |
Utilization of restoration treatment | Case size of endodontic therapy | Utilization of endodontic therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52,348 | 10,091 | 19.28% | 3787 | 7.23% | ||
| 2001 | 50,583 | 10,706 | 21.17% | 3994 | 7.90% | ||
| 2002 | 49,713 | 11,085 | 22.30% | 4241 | 8.53% | ||
| 2003 | 47,229 | 10,706 | 22.67% | 4047 | 8.57% | ||
| 2004 | 46,131 | 2057 | 4.46% | 12,350 | 26.77% | 4398 | 9.53% |
| 2005 | 43,742 | 4460 | 10.20% | 11,940 | 27.30% | 4372 | 9.99% |
| 2006 | 40,373 | 5731 | 14.20% | 10,939 | 27.09% | 3729 | 9.24% |
| 2007 | 38,186 | 6926 | 18.14% | 10,321 | 27.03% | 3404 | 8.91% |
| 2008 | 36,934 | 7786 | 21.08% | 10,173 | 27.54% | 3416 | 9.25% |
| 2009 | 35,937 | 8673 | 24.13% | 9867 | 27.46% | 3146 | 8.75% |
| 2010 | 34,896 | 9446 | 27.07% | 9707 | 27.82% | 3076 | 8.81% |
| 2011 | 34,228 | 10,477 | 30.61% | 9593 | 28.03% | 2992 | 8.74% |
| 2012 | 31,633 | 11,947 | 37.77% | 9440 | 29.84% | 2743 | 8.67% |
| p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
p-value for trend test.