United Kingdom Children's Dental Health Survey 2003-2004 - ONS
General Info
Original or alternative title
Children's Dental Health Survey 2003
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
October, 2003 - April, 2004
Data type
Survey:
Exam - Nationally representative
Summary
The Children's Dental Health Survey is conducted every ten years in order to collect information on the dental health of children. While previous surveys covered children ages five to fifteen years, the 2003-2004 survey focused only on ages five, eight, twelve and fifteen.
10,381 children were given dental examinations at school. From those participants 5,480 were sent questionnaires in a random sub-sample, and 3,342 were returned.
Citation
Contributors
Funders
Suggested citation
Office for National Statistics (ONS) (United Kingdom), School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University (England), School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham (England), School of Dentistry, University of Dundee (Scotland), School of Dentistry, University of Wales. United Kingdom Children's Dental Health Survey 2003-2004 - ONS.