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Conduct of Population Surveys To Determine Oral Health Status and The Need
Conduct of Population Surveys To Determine Oral Health Status and The Need
• the distribution and severity of major oral diseases and conditions; • the extent to which oral health
programmes match the need for care of
population groups and the need for community-oriented disease prevention
and health promotion; and • the nature and urgency of the oral health intervention(s) required.
If the survey includes expanded variables, the role of social determinants
of oral health and common modifi able risk factors such as personal hygiene,
diet, use of tobacco, excessive alcohol consumption, use of oral health services,
and fi nally oral health-related quality of life of the population may also be
assessed.