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OH-12.2 Data Details

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OH-12.2 Increase the proportion of children aged 6 to 9 years who have received dental sealants on one or more of their permanent first molar teeth

About the Data

Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.

Data Source:

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Changed Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch:

Measure:

percent

Baseline (Year):

25.5 (1999-2004)

Target:

28.1

Target-Setting Method:

10 percent improvement

Numerator:

Number of children aged 6 to 9 with a clinical confirmation of dental sealants applied to one or more first permanent molars

Denominator:

Number of children aged 6 to 9 with at least one permanent first molar present and valid sealant codes for at least one permanent first molar

Comparable Healthy People 2010 Objective:

Adapted from HP2010 objective

Methodology Notes:

This objective is tracked using the Oral Health Examination component of the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, collected since 1999. The measurement protocol described for Healthy People 2000 is still in use. A description of the clinical protocol used to confirm evidence of protective dental sealants has been published by NCHS. The teeth included in the measurement protocol for each age group differ. For ages 3 to 5, primary molars are included – due to eruption patterns, this includes 1st and 2nd primary molars For ages 6 to 9, only first permanent molars are tracked. For ages 13 to 15, both 1st and 2nd permanent molars are tracked, and to be included in the numerator sealants must be present on both a 1st molar and on a 2nd molar.

Changes Between HP2010 and HP2020:

This objective differs from Healthy People 2010 objective 21-08a in that the age range was revised from "8" to "6 to 9" years.

References

Additional resources about the objective

Dye BA, Barker, LK, Selwitz RH, Lewis BG, Wu T, Fryar CD, et al. Overview and quality assurance for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) oral health component, 1999–2002. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 35:140–51. 2007.
Vargas, C.; Schober, S.; and Gift, H. Operational definitions for year 2000 objectives: Priority area 13, Oral Health. Healthy People 2000 Statistical Notes, No. 12. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 1997.

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