NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
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5-15.
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Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who have at least an annual dental examination.
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Target: 711 percent.
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Baseline: 562 percent of persons aged 2 years and older with diagnosed diabetes saw a dentist at least once within the preceding 12 months in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
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Target setting method: Better than the best.
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Data
source
: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC, NCHS.
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1 (Target revised from 75 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
2 (Baseline revised from 58 after November 2000 publication)
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