Oral health: key data sources - children
In Scotland, caries prevalence studies were undertaken between 1987 and 2001 by the Scottish Health Boards' Dental Epidemiological Programme (SHBDEP), which was superseded in 2003 by the National Dental Inspection Programme (NDIP).
UK surveys of children's dental health have traditionally been undertaken every 10 years by the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) - now the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Data are available at the level of countries of the UK:
- OPCS and ONS. Children's dental health in the United Kingdom, 1983, 1993 and 2003.
UK annual caries prevalence studies of children are coordinated by the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD):
- British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD). Children's oral health surveys, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2002/03 and 2003/04.
International data are co-ordinated by the World Health Organization:
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