Child Dental Health Survey 2013, England, Wales and Northern Ireland The 2013 Children's Dental Health (CDH) Survey, commissioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, is the fifth in a series of national children's dental health surveys that have been carried out every ten years since 1973. The 2013 survey provides statistical estimates on the dental health of 5, 8, 12 and 15 year old children in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, using data collected during dental examinations conducted in schools on a random sample of children by NHS dentists and nurses. The survey measures changes in oral health since the last survey in 2003, and provides information on the distribution and severity of oral diseases and conditions in 2013. The survey oversampled schools with high rates of free school meal eligibility to enable comparison of children from lower income families* (children eligible for free school meals in 2013) with other children of the same age, in terms of their oral health, and related perceptions and behaviours*. The 2013 survey dental examination was extended so that tooth decay (dental caries) could be measured across a range of detection thresholds. This reflects the way in which the detection and management of tooth decay has evolved towards more preventive approaches to care, rather than just providing treatment for disease. This survey provides estimates for dental decay across the continuum of caries, including both restorative and preventive care needs*. Complementary information on the children's experiences, perceptions and behaviours relevant to their oral health was collected from parents and 12 and 15 year old children using self-completion questionnaires. The self-completion questionnaire for older children was introduced for the 2013 survey. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *In 2013 when this survey took place, a free school meal was a statutory benefit available only to school aged children from families who received other qualifying benefits (such as Income Support). *Differences in clinical outcomes between socio-economic groups are likely to reflect different attitudes, behaviours and experiences relevant to oral health that may also be mediated through other demographic characteristics such as ethnicity and country of birth *Estimates from the four detection thresholds measured in the 2013 survey are available in Report 2.

The Children’s Dental Health (CDH) Survey series is a set of national surveys of children’s dental health that have been carried out every 10 years since 1973. Since its inception, the survey has provided important information to underpin the development and monitoring of dental health care for children.

The 1973 survey established baseline information on the state of the dental health of children in England and Wales. The survey coverage was then extended in 1983 to include Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 2013 survey covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. (The UK Data Archive currently does not hold the 1973, 1983 and 1993 surveys).

The Children’s Dental Health Survey, 2003 is the fourth survey in the series. The purpose of the survey series is to establish the state of the dental health of children in the UK, and to monitor change since earlier surveys.

Further information is available from the http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Bulletins/Chiefdentalofficersbulletin/Browsable/DH_4860753" title="National Children's Dental Health Survey 2003">Department of Health survey webpage.

Percentage of 5 year olds with dental decay extending to the dentine layer which can be detected by visual observation aloneRationaleOral health is an integral part of overall health; when children are not healthy this affects their ability to learn, thrive and develop. This indicator therefore links to a key policy: Getting the Best Start in Life. Poor oral health is a priority under Best Start in Life, it was also a topic of a Health Select Committee inquiry, and the most common cause of hospital admission for 5 to 9 year olds. This indicator allows benchmarking of oral health of young children across England, and is an excellent proxy measure of assessing the impact of the commissioning of oral health improvement programmes on the local community. Dental caries is a synonymous term for tooth decay.Definition of numeratorNumber of 5 year olds in a given area with at least one tooth decayed, missing or filledDefinition of denominatorNumber of 5 year olds examined for a given areaCaveatsNot all local authorities have taken part in the survey. This means that for any child who has been examined whose LA of residence has not taken part in the survey, their figures will be included in national, regional, deprivation and ethnicity breakdowns, but will not appear in the local authority breakdown. Details are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/oral-health#surveys-and-intelligence:-children

Results from the 2024 National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP) oral health survey of 5-year-old schoolchildren in England. The dataset reports on indicators such as the proportion of children with experience of dental decay and the average number of decayed, missing, or filled teeth (dmft). Data are collected using a nationally consistent methodology and enable comparison across local authorities and regions.

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This data package includes the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for indicators of adult oral health from 2012-2014 and child oral health from 1993-2015. It comprises information in tracking state efforts to improve oral health and contributions to progress toward the national targets for Healthy People program objectives. It also consists of annual data regarding Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS), state and national Water Fluoridation Systems and Public Water Systems (PWS).

The oral health survey aimed to investigate the dental caries situation and its associated factors among the preschool children in Shenzhen. The caries status’ part of the two clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effects of daily toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste.The oral microbiome analysis of the two clinical trial was to investigate the relative abundance and changes in the diversity of oral microbiome in preschool children after using fluoride toothpaste in short and long period.The data contains the Excel sheets of children's dmft index by clinical examination and their parents' questionnaire result. Analysis of covariance was used to assess the associations between the children’s dmft and the potential risk factors. Analysis of the caries increment comparison between the test group and control group.The microbiome data contains ASV profiling, Alpha diversity, beta diversity, taxonomy community and different abundance analysis.

Abstract Relevant public policies in oral health have been implemented in Brazil since 2004. Changes in the epidemiological status of dental caries are expected, mainly in the child population. This study aimed to assess the dental caries experience and associated factors among 12-year-old children in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted with data obtained from 415 cities, including a total of 26,325 schoolchildren who were included by the double-stage cluster technique, by lot and by systematic sampling. The statistical model included data from the São Paulo Oral Health Survey (SBSP 2015), the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). A theoretical-conceptual model categorized the variables into three blocks, namely, contextual (HDI, SVI, region of residence and fluoridation of water), individual (sex and ethnicity) and periodontal conditions (gingival bleeding, dental calculus and the presence of periodontal pockets), for association with the experience of caries (DMFT). Statistically significant associations were verified by hierarchical multivariate logistic (L) and Poisson (P) regression analyses (p < 0.05). The results showed that 57.7% of 12-year-old children had caries experience. Factors that determined a greater prevalence of dental caries in both models were nonwhite ethnicity (ORL = 1.113, ORP = 1.154) and the presence of gingival bleeding (ORL = 1.204, ORP = 1.255). Male children (ORL = 0.920 ORP = 0.859) and higher HDI (ORL = 0.022), ORP = 0.040) were associated with a lower prevalence of dental caries experience. Water fluoridation was associated with a lower DMFT index (ORP = 0.766). Dental caries experience is still associated with social inequalities at different levels. Policymakers should direct interventions towards reducing inequalities and the prevalence of dental caries among 12-year-old children.

Data for School year-end 1994 through year-end 2020. State oral health surveys are the data sources for these indicators. States periodically conduct independent screening surveys of a probability sample designed to be representative of all third-grade students in the state. Some states also conduct surveys of students in other grades in school, or of Head Start program enrollees. This surveillance activity is voluntary. States submit their data to the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), where the survey design and data collected are reviewed for quality and against the criteria for inclusion in NOHSS, before being sent to CDC for inclusion in Oral Health Data. For more information, see: http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealthdata/overview/childIndicators/

This survey was conducted in response to a recommendation from the National Health and Medical Research Council that a national oral health survey be conducted in order to assess needs in Australian dental services and education. It was the first Australia-wide survey concerning dental disease and abnormality of both adults and children. The objectives of the survey were: (1) to determine oral health status and prevalence of oral diseases and abnormalities; (2) to determine dental treatment needs; (3) to obtain information concerning community behaviour in relation to dental health care. It was intended to provide baseline data to assist in: (1) planning dental services and programs; (2) evaluating current services; (3) assessing dental workforce requirements; (4) determining trends in oral health and community behaviour in relation to dental health care; (5) planning undergraduate and postgraduate education. The survey covered: time since last dental visit, number of visits in the last twelve months, venue of last visit, treatment received at last visit, private dental insurance status, frequency of brushing teeth, use of flouride tablets, respondent's perceived need for dental treatment, disorders of oral mucosa, denture status, edentulousness, periodontal status, malocclusion, dentition status and treatment of teeth, and other conditions requiring treatment. Background variables were geographical location, sex, age, and country of birth.

Abstract The effect of contextual factors on dental care utilization was evaluated after adjustment for individual characteristics of Brazilian preschool children. This cross-sectional study assessed 639 preschool children aged 1 to 5 years from Santa Maria, a town in Rio Grande do Sul State, located in southern Brazil. Participants were randomly selected from children attending the National Children’s Vaccination Day and 15 health centers were selected for this research. Visual examinations followed the ICDAS criteria. Parents answered a questionnaire about demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Contextual influences on children’s dental care utilization were obtained from two community-related variables: presence of dentists and presence of workers’ associations in the neighborhood. Unadjusted and adjusted multilevel logistic regression models were used to describe the association between outcome and predictor variables. A prevalence of 21.6% was found for regular use of dental services. The unadjusted assessment of the associations of dental health care utilization with individual and contextual factors included children’s ages, family income, parents’ schooling, mothers’ participation in their children’s school activities, dental caries, and presence of workers’ associations in the neighborhood as the main outcome covariates. Individual variables remained associated with the outcome after adding contextual variables in the model. In conclusion, individual and contextual variables were associated with dental health care utilization by preschool children.

IntroductionParents play an influential role in their children's lives, but little is known about how their healthcare experiences connect. This study examined the relationship between parent's healthcare use and their child's overall and preventive dental care use.MethodsWe pooled three years (2017–2019) of Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data and merged child (0–17 years) and parent data. Our outcomes included any dental visit, preventive visit, and receipt of sealant or fluoride. The primary exposure variable was the parents’ medical and dental care use, grouped into four categories. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were conducted, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine the associations.ResultsThe study included data from 9,927 children. Overall, 50.1%, 42.3%, and 21.2% had any dental visit, preventive visit, and fluoride or sealant application, respectively, in the past 12 months. Among parents, 38.3% had both medical and dental visits, 5.8% had a dental but no medical, 36.7% had a medical but no dental, and 19.1% had neither. Children whose parents had medical and dental visits had more than five times the odds of having any dental visit (aOR = 5.49, 95% CI: 4.64, 6.52) and preventive dental visit (aOR = 5.41, 95% CI: 4.57, 6.39) and 3.64 times the odds of receiving sealant or fluoride application (95% CI: 2.93, 4.53) compared to those whose parents had no dental and medical visits.ConclusionsChildren's oral health utilization is strongly linked with parents’ healthcare use. It can be improved by educating parents and supporting their healthcare use.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between the prevalence of malocclusion in Brazilian 12 years-olds with individual and contextual variables. METHODS: A cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted with data from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey – SBBrazil 2010. The outcome studied was malocclusion, categorized as absent, set, severe and very severe. The independent variables were classified as individual and contextual. Data were analyzed using a multilevel model with a 5% significance level. RESULTS: It was found that the prevalence of severe and very severe malocclusion in 12-year-olds did not differ between the Brazilian regions, although variation between the cities was significant (p < 0.001). Male children (p = 0.033), those on lower income (p = 0.051), those who had visited a dentist (p = 0.009), with lower levels of satisfaction with mouth and teeth (p < 0.001) and embarrassed to smile (p < 0.001) had more severe malocclusion. The characteristics of the cities also affected the severity of malocclusion; cities with more families on social benefits per 1,000 inhabitants, with lower scores on the health care system performance index and lower gross domestic product per capita were significantly associated with malocclusion. CONCLUSION: Significant associations between the presence and severity of malocclusion were observed at the individual and contextual level.

Surveys differ by year i.e. 2007/08 - 5 yr olds, 2008/09 - 12 yr olds, 2009/10 -Adults, 2010/11 - Adult sub-groups and SHA defined, 2011/12 - 5 yr olds, 2012/13 - 3 yr olds. Data collected includes date of birth, postcode of school, postcode of residence and various oral health descriptors

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of social inequalities of individual and contextual nature on untreated dental caries in Brazilian children. METHODS: The data on the prevalence of dental caries were obtained from the Brazilian Oral Health Survey (SBBrasil 2010) Project, an epidemiological survey of oral health with a representative sample for the country and each of the geographical micro-regions. Children aged five (n = 7,217) in 177 municipalities were examined and their parents/guardians completed a questionnaire. Contextual characteristics referring to the municipalities in 2010 (mean income, fluorodized water and proportion of residences with water supply) were supplied by the Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics). Multilevel Poisson regression analysis models were used to assess associations. RESULTS: The prevalence of non-treated dental caries was 48.2%; more than half of the sample had at least one deciduous tooth affected by dental caries. The index of dental caries in deciduous teeth was 2.41, with higher figures in the North and Northeast. Black and brown children and those from lower income families had a higher prevalence of untreated dental caries. With regards context, the mean income in the municipality and the addition of fluoride to the water supply were inversely associated with the prevalence of the outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Inequalities in the prevalence of untreated dental caries remain, affecting deciduous teeth of children in Brazil. Planning public policies to promote oral health should consider the effect of contextual factors as a determinant of individual risk.