Alternative methods utilized in oral
health surveillance
n Seven-step model for needs assessment
Developed in 1995-96 by Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA)
Designed to meet needs to collect oral disease data at state & local
levels with limited resources
Step-by-step model assumed different levels of resources and
proposed data collection methods for each level
Methods range from most simple (expert opinion, focus groups) to
complex (screenings, surveys, secondary data)
Model emphasizes need to start with simpler techniques and to
move to more complex ones after initial data generated, and there
is justification to move to more complex level
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