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Here you find description of some methods and indices used in oral health epidemiological surveys - for example 'Pathfinder survey', DMFT-calculations and more. Recording forms are also available.
The WHO manual “Oral Health Surveys – Basic Methods” provides WHO recommended standardized reporting system when conducting national oral health surveys, enabling inter- and intra-country comparisons of oral health status.
Download WHO Oral Health Surveys, 5th ed, 2013.
Also see extracts from WHO Oral Health Surveys, 4th ed, 1997 and 3rd ed, 1987 below.
Dentition statusTooth statusCaries Prevalence DMFT/DMFSSignificant Caries Index (SiC)CPITNCPIDental fluorosisPathfinder survey
Oral Hygiene Index (Greene and Vermilion, 1960)Simplified Oral Hygiene Index | OHI-SSilness-Löe IndexQuigely Hein Index (modified)Plaque Control Record
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