Table 6 Dental care of Inuit children aged 2 to 14, by Inuit region and for all children in Canada, 2001

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Table 6
Dental care of Inuit children aged 2 to 14, by Inuit region and for all children in Canada, 2001
	Inuvialuit Region	Nunavut	Nunavik	Labrador	All Inuit children in Canada¹	All children in Canada²
	percent
Received dental treatment in last 12 months	71	58	71	72	67	76
Did not receive dental treatment in the last 12 months	23^E	33	20	18^E	24	.
Never received dental treatment	6^E	9^E	9^E	10^E	9^E	.
In need of dental treatment	26^E	26	25	35	27	.
Children in need of dental treatment, percent with appointments	49^E	42	59	51	47	.
Of children with no appointments, reasons why not:
Access³	64^E	60^E	32^E	40^E	48	.
1. Includes the four Inuit regions as well as Inuit living outside of these regions, mainly in larger cities in southern Canada.
2. Excluded are children living in the territories. However, some Inuit children living elsewhere in Canada may be included here.
3. Access included the responses "not available in the area or at the time required" and "waiting time too long".
Sources: Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2001, National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), Cycle 4, 2000/2001.