The assessment of dental caries for public health purposes

作者：George N. Davies, Herschel S. Horowitz, W. Wada · 发表于：Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology · 年份：1973 · DOI：10.1111/j.1600-0528.1973.tb01862.x · 被引用次数：19 · 研究领域：Dental Health and Care Utilization、Dental Radiography and Imaging、Healthcare Systems and Public Health

ABSTRACT – The results of an evaluation of the W.H.O. recommendations for the assessment of dental caries confirmed that the method and the criteria are satisfactory. Attention is drawn to the limitations of df and DMF indices for predicting requirements for dental treatment, and the efficacy of a simple system for collecting information on requirements for care is described.