Oral Health, U.S. 2002 Annual Report
Section 8: ORAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
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National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) |
The National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS), a publicly available
web-based query system for oral health data (http://www.cdc.gov/nohss/), was
released in January 2001. A collaborative effort of the Division of Oral Health
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DOH/CDC) and the Association
of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD), the NOHSS contains
information on a number of oral health indicators, synopses of state dental
public health programs (focusing on demographics, workforce, infrastructure,
and program offerings and participation), a glossary, list of data sources, and
links to related sites.
Oral health indicators currently available include:
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Dental visits
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Teeth cleaning
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Complete tooth loss
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Fluoridation status
Data on the following indicators will be added as new state and national data
become available:
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Caries experience
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Untreated caries
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Dental sealants
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Oral and pharyngeal cancer
Depending on the specific indicator, data can be viewed for the nation as a
whole or on a state basis with demographic breakdowns (including confidence
intervals), and data from a particular source can be viewed for all states.
Graphical presentations are also available.
The NOHSS currently emphasizes state-based data. Data for dental visits (ages
2–17 years and 18 years and older) and complete tooth loss (ages 65 years and
older) are from NHIS and BRFSS. Data on teeth cleaning (ages 18 years and
older) are from BRFSS. Fluoridation status for the 50 states and the District
of Columbia is from the Water Fluoridation Reporting System (2000). Data from
the 1992 Fluoridation Census are shown for comparison.
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