Comparison of the dental health of 12-year-old schoolchildren living in Athens and Glasgow.
In 1987 studies of the dental health of 12-year-old children in Athens and Glasgow were linked to allow comparison. Standardized examiners used the same methodology and criteria in the two studies and the data were also analysed by socio-economic background. Mean DMFT in Glasgow was 2.91, compared with a mean of 4.71 in a 1984 study. Mean DMFT for Athens 12-year olds was 2.41, in 1987, showing that irrespective of social background, they had reached the WHO Global Goal of 3.0. In Glasgow, 12-year olds from the deprived areas still fell far short of this target. As Greece's new National Health Service begins, a plea is made for the commissioning of National Dental Surveys, to assist monitoring and planning.
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Children's Department, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, UK.
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D002648:Child; D004245:DMF Index; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012923:Social Class