Oral Health Surveillance

The problem and the need

"Alternative surveillance efforts on state..."

Past/current* efforts - Data collection on national level

Past efforts - Data collection on national level

Past efforts to collect data on national level

Past efforts to collect data on national level

Other forms of data collection at national level – besides clinical surveys

Past efforts – Data collection on state level

Limitations of past efforts on state level

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Key characteristics of public health surveillance systems

Limitation of oral surveillance systems

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams in oral health surveillance

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

 Limitations of using visual-tactile exams (cont.)

Weaknesses in the current oral health surveillance system

Weaknesses in the current oral health surveillance system

Alternative methods utilized in oral health surveillance

Alternative methods: seven-step model for needs assessment (cont.)

Alternative methods: Use of visual-only screening models

Alternative methods: Basic screening survey (BSS) – visual-only exam

Alternative methods: Programmatic and administrative data

Alternative methods: Self-reports, established surveys


 Alternative methods:
 Self-reports, established surveys (cont.)

 Alternative methods:
 Self-reports, established surveys (cont.)

Alternative methods:
Self-reports, established surveys (cont.)

Alternative methods: Important characteristics - summary

Other alternative methods

Other alternative methods

National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)

National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)

Utility of surveillance data

Challenges for the future for oral health surveillance