Patterns of change and results overview 1985/6-1995/6 from the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) coordinated National Health Service surveys of caries prevalence

Community Dent Health. 1997 Mar:14 Suppl 1:30-54.

Abstract

This paper collates the results of all the surveys conducted under the BASCD coordinated National Health Service surveys of caries prevalence conducted between 1985/86 and 1995/96. First the patterns of change in the dental health of 5-year-old children are considered for the period 1987-1995. Then the patterns of change in the dental health of adolescents between 1988-1994 are examined and summarised. Lastly summary tables present key data from the last 10 years of survey results grouped by variable.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bias
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • DMF Index*
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Dental Care for Children / statistics & numerical data
  • Dental Care for Children / trends*
  • Dental Caries / epidemiology*
  • Dental Restoration, Permanent / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Pediatric Dentistry / statistics & numerical data
  • Pediatric Dentistry / trends*
  • Prevalence
  • Sampling Studies
  • State Dentistry / statistics & numerical data
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology