Oral health survey of 5 year old children 2017
Results of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme biennial survey, which took place in the academic year 2016 to 2017.
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The results of the oral health survey of 5 year old children 2017 show:
- wide variation at both regional and local authority level for both prevalence and severity of dental decay
- overall 76.7% of 5 year old children in England had no experience of obvious dental decay
- this is the fourth consecutive survey which has shown improvement in the proportion of children free from obvious dental decay
This survey takes place every 2 years to collect dental health information of 5 year olds who attend mainstream, state-funded schools across England. It is carried out as part of the Public Health England National Dental Epidemiology Programme.
The aim of the survey is to measure the prevalence and severity of dental caries among 5 year old children within each lower-tier local authority. This is to provide information to local authorities, the NHS and other partners on the dental health of children in their local areas and highlight any inequalities.
Last updated 2 January 2019 + show all updates
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Added National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey of 5 year old children attending mainstream state-funded schools 2017 pdf from the Dental Health website.
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First published.