title: Proposal 4: What oral health data do we need in order to plan, and how do we collect it? Part I: The epidemiologist's perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006282:Health Personnel; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009313:National Health Programs; D009520:New Zealand; D011636:Public Health Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration*