The dental caries experience of 5-year-old children in England and Wales (2003/4) and in Scotland (2002/3). Surveys co-ordinated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry

Community Dental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-56

  Pitts, N B ^a   Boyles, J ^b   Nugent, Z J ^a   Thomas, N ^c   Pine, C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol South and West PCT   (United Kingdom)

^c Rotherham PCT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caries prevalence; Dental caries; Dental epidemiology; National surveys; Oral health

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FIBER OPTICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; STATISTICS; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DENTAL CARIES; DMF INDEX; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 17144378253     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (9)

1. Pitts, N.B., Evans, D.J. and Pine, C. (1997): British Association for the study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) diagnostic criteria for caries prevalence surveys - 1996/1997. Community Dental Health 14 (Suppl 1), 6-9.
2. Mitropoulos, C., Pitts, N.B. and Deery, C. (1992): British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry BASCD trainer's Pack for caries prevalence studies 1992/1993. Dundee: University of Dundee.
3. National Dental Inspection Programme 2003 - Scotland. Scottish Health Boards and DHSRU Report, University of Dundee, 2004. www.dundee.ac.uk/dhsru/ ndip/index
4. Pine, C., Pitts, N.B. and Nugent, Z.J. (1997): British Association for the study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) guidance on sampling for surveys of child dental health. A BASCD coordinated dental epidemiology programme quality standard. Community Dental Health 14 (Suppl 1), 10-17.
5. Pitts, N.B., Boyles, J., Nugent, Z.J., Thomas, N. and Pine, C. M. (2003): The dental caries experience of 5 year old children in England and Wales. Surveys co-ordinated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry in 2001/2002. Community Dental Health 20, 45-54.
6. Pitts, N.B., Evans, D.J. and Nugent, Z.J. (2001): The dental caries experience of 5-year old children in Great Britain. Surveys coordinated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry in 1999/2000. Community Dental Health 18, 49-55.
7. Drugan, C. (2004): Report of a BASCD Dental Epidemiology Workshop, London May 16th 2003: Design of future BASCD coordinated oral health surveys to meet the information needs of the modernised NHS. Community Dental Health 21, 54-57.
8. Pitts, N.B. (Editorial) (2004): "ICDAS" - an international system for caries detection and assessment being developed to facilitate caries epidemiology, research and appropriate clinical management. Community Dental Health 21, 193-198.
9. Pitts, N. and Harker, R. Obvious Decay Experience Children's Dental Health in the United Kingdom 2003. Office for National Statistics October 2004. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/children/dental/health