Question Domains Included in Each National Health Survey

To view actual question wording, go to Oral Health Questions Arranged by Domain

Basic Screening Surveys (BSS) 1999, 2003

• Last Dental Visit
• Access to Dental Care
• Orofacial Pain
• Dental Insurance

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) 1995–2006

• Last Dental Visit
• Access to Dental Care
• Preventive Care
• Edentulism Dental Insurance

Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) 1999–2005

• Dental Insurance
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

Current Population Survey (CPS) 1995, 1996

• Frequency of Dental Visits
• Tobacco Cessation Counseling from Dentist

Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HHANES) 1982–1984

• Last Dental Visit
• First Dental Visit
• Frequency of Dental Visits
• Fluoride
• Preventive Care
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Dental Insurance

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component (MEPS HC) 1996–2005

• Type of Dental Provider Seen
• Dental Services by Type
• Fluoride
• Sealants
• Orthodontia
• Preventive Care
• Medications Prescribed for Dental Treatment
• Conditions
• Oral Cancer
• Edentulism
• Accident/Injury
• Dental Insurance
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Nursing Home Component (MEPS NHC) 1996

• Number of Dental Visits
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Conditions
• Orofacial Pain
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Edentulism

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) 1996–2005

• Number of Dental Visits
• Access to Dental Care
• Dental Services by Type
• Medications Prescribed for Dental Treatment
• Conditions
• Orofacial Pain
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Edentulism
• Dental Insurance

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I) 1971–1975

• Last Dental Visit
• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Access to Dental Care
• Dental Insurance

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) 1988–1994

• Last Dental Visit
• Frequency of Dental Visits
• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Orthodontia
• Medications Prescribed for Dental Treatment
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Conditions
• Edentulism
• Dental Insurance

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2004

• Last Dental Visit
• Access to Dental Care
• Preventive Care
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Oral Cancer
• Orofacial Pain
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Dental Insurance

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2006

• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Oral Cancer
• Orofacial Pain
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Lost Work/School Days or Activity Change Due to Dental Problems

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990–2007

• Last Dental Visit
• Number of Dental Visits
• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Access to Dental Care
• Type of Dental Provider Seen
• Dental Services by Type
• Fluoride
• Sealants
• Preventive Care
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Conditions
• Oral Cancer
• Orofacial Pain
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Edentulism
• Bottle Feeding
• Lost Work/School or Activity Change Due to Dental Problems
• Dental Insurance
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

National Home and Hospice Care Survey (NHHCS) 1996, 1998, 2000

• Edentulism

National Dental Caries Prevalence Survey 1979–1980

• Fluoride

National Survey of Oral Health in U.S. School Children 1986–1987

• Fluoride

National Survey of Oral Health of U.S. Employed Adults and Seniors 1985–1986

• Last Dental Visit
• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Dental Insurance

National Medical Care Expenditure Survey (NMCES) 1977

• Number of Dental Visits
• Access to Dental Care
• Dental Services by Type
• Accident/Injury
• Dental Insurance
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES) 1987

• Number of Dental Visits
• Access to Dental Care
• Dental Services by Type
• Preventive Care
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Edentulism
• Accident/Injury
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

National Nursing Home Survey–3 (NNHS) 1995

• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Trouble Chewing/Eating
• Edentulism

National Survey of Access to Health Care (NSAHC) 1986

• Last Dental Visit
• Access to Dental Care
• Dental Services by Type

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS Phase 3 Standard ) 1996-1999

• Oral Health and Pregnancy

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS Phase 4 Standard ) 2000-2003

• Last Dental Visit
• Oral Health and Pregnancy

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS Phase 5 Standard ) 2004-2008

• Preventive Care
• Oral Health and Pregnancy

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS Phase 4 State-developed) 2000-2003

• Oral Health and Pregnancy

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS/Health) 1997

• Last Dental Visit
• Access to Dental Care

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS/National Survey of Children’s Health) 2003-2004

• Last Dental Visit
• Frequency of Dental Visits
• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Access to Dental Care
• Preventive Care
• Assessment of General Oral Health Status
• Conditions
• Dental Insurance

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS/National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs) 2000-2002

• Access to Dental Care

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS/National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs) 2005-2006

• Self-Perceived Need for Dental Care
• Access to Dental Care
• Preventive Care

State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey (SLAITS/National Survey of Early Childhood) 2000

• Access to Dental Care

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001

• Number of Dental Visits
• Access to Dental Care
• Sealants
• Edentulism
• Dental Insurance
• Dental Expense and Payment Source

Survey of Population Dynamics (SPD) 1998–2002

• Number of Dental Visits

Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Dental And Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)	CDC Division of Oral Health
National Institutes of Health

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