Geo-mapping of time trends in childhood caries risk--a method for assessment of preventive care

Ulf Strömberg; Anders Holmn; Kerstin Magnusson; Svante Twetman

doi:10.1186/1472-6831-12-9

Geo-mapping of time trends in childhood caries risk--a method for assessment of preventive care

Ulf Strömberg, Anders Holmn, Kerstin Magnusson, Svante Twetman

Section 05 - Community Dentistry

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Abstract

Dental caries is unevenly distributed within populations with a higher burden in low socio-economy groups. Several attempts have been made to allocate resources to those that need them the most; there is a need for convenient approaches to population-based monitoring of caries risk over time. The aim of this study was to develop the geo-map concept, addressing time trends in caries risk, and demonstrate the novel approach by analyzing epidemiological data from preschool residents in the region of Halland, Sweden.

Original language	English
Journal	B M C Oral Health
Volume	12
Pages (from-to)	9
ISSN	1472-6831
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-12-9
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

Bayes Theorem
Child
Child, Preschool
DMF Index
Dental Caries
Dental Caries Susceptibility
Female
Geographic Information Systems
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Preventive Dentistry
Risk Assessment
Social Class
Sweden
Time Factors

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