NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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21-8.
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Increase the proportion of children who have received dental sealants on their molar teeth.
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Target and baseline:
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Objective
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Increase in Children Receiving Dental Sealants on Their Molar Teeth
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1988—94
Baseline
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2010
Target
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Percent
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21-8a.
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Children aged 8 years
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23
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50
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21-8b.
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Adolescents aged 14 years
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241
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552
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
s: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS; Oral Health Survey of Native Americans, 1999, IHS; Hawai’i Children’s Oral Health Assessment, 1999, State of Hawaii Department of Health.
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1 (Baseline revised from 15 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Target revised from 50 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
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