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Record Nr.

UNISA996320197503316

Titolo

Oral health surveys : basic methods / / World Health Organization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, Switzerland : , : World Health Organization, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

92-4-069157-X

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Nonserial Publications

Disciplina

614.5

614.5996

617.601

Soggetti

Dental surveys

Teeth - Diseases

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This manual encourages countries to conduct standardized oral health surveys that are comparable internationally. The manual provides guidelines for assessing the current oral health status of a population and the future needs for oral health intervention. Oral diseases are among the most prevalent non-communicable diseases and major components of the global burden of disease. The key risk factors are common to chronic and oral diseases. Guidelines are presented for risk factors assessment. The WHO approach can facilitate the incorporation of oral health into national health surveillance syste