title: Field testing of an information system for planning and evaluating dental services.
abstract: A survey of the dental health and need for treatment of 796 children, one in 10 of those in the 1st and 3rd years of high schools in a health administrative area, was carried out using a comprehensive, computerized, epidemiological information system. The system was designed to aid in planning and evaluating services and expressed treatment need on the Resource Related Index as well as utilizing conventional indices. A baseline profile of the dental condition of children in four districts was obtained. This was compared with findings from other surveys. The problem of interexaminer reliability was also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003201:Computers; D004245:DMF Index; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004739:England; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male