Field testing of an information system for planning and evaluating dental services
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 7 (1), 11-16
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1979.tb01178.x
Abstract
A survey of the dental health and need for treatment of 796 children, 1 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 and utilizing conventional indices. A baseline profile of the dental condition of children in 4 districts was obtained. This was compared with findings from other surveys. The problem of interexaminer reliability was also discussed.Keywords
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