Purpose. This small pilot study examined the validity of visual dental hygiene screenings
(VDHS) in conditions found in local communities. Methods. A sample of 126 children in …

Objective: This investigation assessed two methods for estimating epidemiologic indicators
of oral health status among children:(1) a visual‐only screening, performed independently …

Main outcome measures Three DIAGNOdent measurements were taken at each site under
varying conditions:(1) naturally wet,(2) dried, and (3) polished and dried surfaces. Three sets …

Objective A pilot study to measure the validity of using a hygienist to carry out school
screening. Design Following a standard training programme a dental hygienist (DH) …

Objectives: It is not generally possible to assess diagnostic accuracy in dental surveys as no
histological 'gold standards' are available, therefore examiner agreement tends to be used …

Objectives: To develop a method for recording dental caries at the D1 (enamel and dentine)
diagnostic threshold (without loss of D3 information) and assess its reliability,'benchmark' …

Results Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine patients consented to dental screening with 996
patients being randomly allocated to see the dentist first and 903 HT first. The time interval …

Purpose: To assess the accuracy of two screening methods used by dentists in the Health
Insurance Organisation in Alexandria, Egypt aiming at identifying children who need referral …

The concurrent validity of two methods of caries diagnosis was evaluated by comparing
findings obtained by two observers in independent extraoral examinations of 109 posterior …

Many states and localities do not have the resources to conduct oral health surveys of their
whole populations, but the demands for data collection continue to increase for both …