Oral Health of Children and Adolescents
OH-1 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental caries experience in their primary or permanent teeth
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33.3 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years had dental caries experience in at least one primary tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
30.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
54.4 percent of children aged 6 to 9 years had dental caries experience in at least one primary or permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
49.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
53.7 percent of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years had dental caries experience in at least one permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
48.3 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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OH-2 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with untreated dental decay
| Baseline: |
23.8 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years had untreated dental decay in at least one primary tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
21.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
28.8 percent of children aged 6 to 9 years had untreated dental decay in at least one primary or permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
25.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
17.0 percent of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years had untreated dental decay in at least one permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
15.3 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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Oral Health of Adults
OH-3 Reduce the proportion of adults with untreated dental decay
| Baseline: |
27.8 percent adults aged 35 to 44 years had untreated dental decay in at least one permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
25.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
17.1 percent of adults aged 65 to 74 years had untreated coronal caries in at least one permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
15.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
37.9 percent of adults aged 75 years and older had untreated root surface caries in at least one permanent tooth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
34.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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OH-4 Reduce the proportion of adults who have ever had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease
| Baseline: |
76.4 percent of adults aged 45 to 64 years had ever had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
68.8 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
24.0 percent of adults aged 65 to 74 years had lost all of their natural teeth in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
21.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
12.8 percent of adults aged 45 to 74 years had moderate or severe periodontitis in 2001–04
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| Target: |
11.5 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
32.5 percent of oral and pharyngeal cancers were diagnosed at the localized stage (stage 1) in 2005–06 2007 oral and pharyngeal cancers were diagnosed at the localized stage (stage 1) in 2005–06
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| Target: |
35.8 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Sources: |
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), CDC/NCCDPHP; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER), NIH/NCI |
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Access to Preventive Services
| Baseline: |
44.5 percent of persons aged 2 years and older had a dental visit in the past year in 2007
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| Target: |
49.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ |
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| Baseline: |
30.2 percent of children and adolescents aged 2 to 18 years at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level received a preventive dental service during the past year in 2007
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| Target: |
33.2 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), AHRQ |
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OH-9 Increase the proportion of school-based health centers with an oral health component
| Baseline: |
24.1 percent of school-based health centers with an oral health component included dental sealants in 2007–08
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| Target: |
26.5 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
School-Based Health Care Census (SBHCC), National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) |
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| Baseline: |
10.1 percent of school-based health centers with an oral health component included fillings and extractions in 2007–08
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| Target: |
11.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
School-Based Health Care Census (SBHCC), National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) |
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| Baseline: |
29.2 percent of school-based health centers with an oral health component included fluoride rinses, varnish, or supplements in 2007–08
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| Target: |
32.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
School-Based Health Care Census (SBHCC), National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) |
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OH-10 Increase the proportion of local health departments and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) that have an oral health program
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75.0 percent of FQHCs had an oral health care component in 2007
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| Target: |
83.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Uniform Data System (UDS), HRSA/BPHC |
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| Baseline: |
25.8 percent of local health departments had an oral health prevention or care program in 2008
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| Target: |
28.4 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Annual Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs (ASTDD Synopses), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) |
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| Baseline: |
17.5 percent of patients at FQHCs received oral health services in 2007
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| Target: |
33.3 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection/trend analysis |
| Data Source: |
Uniform Data System (UDS), HRSA/BPHC |
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Oral Health Interventions
OH-12 Increase the proportion of children and adolescents who have received dental sealants on their molar teeth
| Baseline: |
1.4 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years received dental sealants on one or more of their primary molars in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
1.5 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
25.5 percent children aged 6 to 9 years received dental sealants on one or more of their first permanent molars in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
28.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
19.9 percent of adolescents aged 13 to 15 years received dental sealants on one or more of their first permanent molars and one or more second permanent molars in 1999–2004
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| Target: |
21.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Baseline: |
72.4 percent of the U.S. population served by community water systems received optimally fluoridated water in 2008
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| Target: |
79.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS), CDC/NCCDPHP |
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OH-14 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of adults who receive preventive interventions in dental offices
| Potential Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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| Potential Data Source: |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS |
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Monitoring, Surveillance Systems
OH-15 (Developmental) Increase the number of States and the District of Columbia that have a system for recording and referring infants and children with cleft lips and cleft palates to craniofacial anomaly rehabilitative teams
| Potential Data Source: |
Annual Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs (ASTDD Synopses), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) |
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| Potential Data Source: |
Annual Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs (ASTDD Synopses), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) |
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| Baseline: |
32 States had an oral and craniofacial health surveillance system in 2009
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| Target: |
51 (50 States and the District of Columbia) |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Total coverage |
| Data Source: |
Annual Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs (ASTDD Synopses), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) |
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Public Health Infrastructure
OH-17 Increase health agencies that have a dental public health program directed by a dental professional with public health training
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23.4 percent of States (including the District of Columbia) and local health agencies that served jurisdictions of 250,000 or more persons had a dental public health program directed by a dental professional with public health training in 2009 2008 States (including the District of Columbia) and local health agencies that served jurisdictions of 250,000 or more persons had a dental public health program directed by a dental professional with public health training in 2009
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| Target: |
25.7 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Annual Synopses of State and Territorial Dental Public Health Programs (ASTDD Synopses), Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) |
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| Baseline: |
11 Indian Health Service Areas and Tribal health programs that served jurisdictions of 30,000 or more persons had a dental public health program directed by a dental professional with public health training in 2010
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| Target: |
12 programs |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health |
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