Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health in
America
A summary of the status of oral health in the United States. Chapter Four has data on the prevalence and distribution of oral disease and the use of health services.
Research
Reports on Health Disparities from NIDCR Staff
Summaries and abstracts on how oral health differs by racial and ethic groups,
gender, or socioeconomic status. The reports are based on data from
the 1988-1994 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES).
Dental Health page
links to grants awarded by AHRQ for research on dental health and to summaries
of dental health research findings from 1996 to the present.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is the lead federal agency in developing and applying disease prevention
and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities
designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
National Oral Health Surveillance
System -- Maps and tables of state and national estimates for dental
visits in the past year, teeth cleanings in the past year, complete tooth
loss among elders, and fluoridation status. Other indicators included
in the system are caries experience, untreated caries, dental sealants
and oral cancer.
Data Systems
-- includes links to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) articles
on oral health
Fast Stats on Oral
Health -- Statistics from the National Center on Health Statistics
about percent of persons who visited a dentist in the past year
Healthy
People 2010
Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve
over the first decade of the new century.
Healthy
People 2010 Chapter on Oral Health This chapter includes information on trends and disparities in oral
health, oral health objectives to be achieved by 2010, and the baseline
data associated with those objectives.
Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service operates a comprehensive health service delivery
system for American Indians and Alaska Natives with opportunity for maximum
tribal involvement in developing and managing programs to meet their
health needs.
Native Health Research Database
The Native Health Research Database contains bibliographic information
and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and
other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care
of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations
from 1966 to the present.
Reports on the Oral Health of American Indians/Alaska Natives
National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-2190
e-mail: nidcrinfo@mail.nih.gov
phone: 301/496-4261
