Epidemiology and Oral Health Flashcards
What type of bodies use oral health surveys?
Local and national organisations
PCT
Local governemtn
Why are orla heath surveys important?
to delegate services
Which children surveys exist?
BASCD
CDH
National Diet and Nutrition surveys
What adult surveys exist?
ADH
National diet and nutrition survery
What are exmaples of surverys for routinely collected data?
cancer registartion and BSA data (business service authority )
When is the CDH survery carried out?
every 10 years
When did the CDH survey begin?
1973
What areas on the UK are included in the CDH survery?
the whole of the UK and then is broken down by region
What are the age groups of the CDH?
5
8
12
15
What areas of oral health are looked at in the CDH survey?
caries perio trauma malocclusion TSL ENamel Opacities patterns of service usage
How has the treand in dental caries changed between 1983 and 2003? According to CDH
amongst each age group (8/12/15) caries has reduced.
Overall caries is greatest in 15 years olds and lowest amonsgt 8 year olds
How has dental trauma incidence changed between 1983 and 2003?
reducing (why? less active, ortho, gumshields) affects more boys than girls (1.5:1) 1983: 25% 1993: 17% 2003: 12%
what is the BASCD?
British association for the study of community dentistry
Nationally co ordinated survery and commissoned by PCTS
every 4 years
Trained and calibrated examiners from CDS
WHat age groups are included in the BASCD?
5 and 12 year olds
Used to be 5/12/14
Which UK country do 12 year olds have the highest DMFT?
scotland
Which UK country do 12 year olds have the lowest DMFT?
England *wales is second)
What has the BASCD survery showed with regards to caries treands for 12 year olds?
since 1988 to 2004
each country has shown a reuction in DMFT for 12 year olds
In 2004 what was the mean DMFT of 5 year olds in Bristol and how does this compare to the mean DMFT in England?
1.4
similar
What percentag eof children in Bristol have decay?
37%
WHat is the mean DMFt of 5 yr olds in Bristol those with decay? How does this vary with location?
3.96
Knowle 8x more children with a DMFT >2.0 compared to Westbury on trym
Knowle DMFT is 2.94 and 60% of kids have decay