The National Dental Inspection Programme What did the Basic Inspection consist of? What did the Detailed Inspection consist of? How many children had a Detailed Inspection? When did the dental inspections take place and what age were the children? Who conducted the inspections? How was consistency achieved in the conduct of the inspections across Scotland? What is meant by 'obvious decay' in this report? What are the stages of tooth decay? What definitions of decay are used by the dentists conducting the NDIP Detailed Inspection? Detailed Inspection Results What proportion of Primary I children have no obvious decay experience in 2003? What levels of decay are seen in Primary I children in 2003? Are we on track to meet the 2010 target? What proportion of obvious decay among five year olds was treated with fillings? How has the dental health of Scottish five year olds fared over time? How do the results of the 2003 NDIP Inspection compare with the last SHBDEP survey in 1999? How clean were the children's teeth? Was the level of obvious decay spread evenly through the population of five year olds in Scotland? Is there a link between social deprivation and poor dental health among Scottish five year olds? What is the picture of dental health in Primary I children across Scotland? What are the detailed decay results for each Health Board across Scotland? Which teeth bear the brunt of decay? Which tooth surfaces are most affected? How does the dental health of Scottish Primary I children compare with other parts of Europe? What do the findings of the first NDIP Detailed Inspection show? References The National Dental Inspection Programme Basic Inspections Acknowledgements Glossary List of Tables Table 1. Primary I population and number of children inspected Table 2. Overall decay results for Primary I children in Scotland in 2003 Table 3. Comparison of decay figures in 1999 (SHBDEP) and 2003 (NDIP) Table 4. Skewed distribution of decay Table 5. Detailed decay results for each Health Board across Scotland List of Figures Figure 1. Stages of tooth decay Figure 2. Proportion of Scottish five year olds with no obvious decay experience in 2003 Figure 3. Typical mouth for average child with obvious decay Figure 4. Improvement needed in order to meet 2010 target Figure 5. Trends over time in the percentage of five year olds with no obvious decay experience Figure 6. Trends over time in the number of decayed and filled teeth Figure 7. Percentage of five year old children with no obvious decay experience by DEPCAT group Figure 8. Picture of tooth decay for five year olds in each Health Board across Scotland in 2003 Figure 9. Average number of decayed, missing and filled teeth per child for each Health Board Figure 10. Distribution of decay by tooth type Figure 11. Illustration of tooth surfaces Figure 12. Obvious decay experience for five year olds throughout most of Europe Figure A1. Percentage of five year olds in each oral health risk category in Lanarkshire Health Board Figure A2. Percentage of Risk Categories of five year olds in Lanarkshire Health Board Figure A3. Variation of Risk Categories by school within the LHCC Code 5
