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 Dent Health. 1997 Mar:14 Suppl 1:10-7.

Abstract

The British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) is responsible for the coordination of locally based surveys of child dental health which permit local and national comparisons between health authorities and regions. These surveys began in 1985/86 in England and Wales, 1987/88 in Scotland and 1993/94 in Northern Ireland. BASCD has taken an increasing lead in setting quality standards in discussion with the NHS Epidemiology Coordinators of the Dental Epidemiology Programme. This paper comprises guidance on the sampling for these surveys.

Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DMF Index*
  • Data Collection / standards*
  • Dental Caries / epidemiology
  • Epidemiology / standards*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent
  • Pediatric Dentistry* / methods
  • Pediatric Dentistry* / standards
  • Pediatric Dentistry* / statistics & numerical data
  • Sample Size
  • Sampling Studies
  • School Dentistry / statistics & numerical data
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology