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Change description : 2025-08-20 16:36:00: Updated to move all documents to the ‘Dental public health epidemiology’ workspace – see the guidance documents for location details. Added files for the ‘Oral health survey of 5 year old schoolchildren 2025 to 2026: toolkit’ and updated the ‘Training and calibration guide for oral health surveys of children’ document to include the collection of obvious enamel caries. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

Oral health survey guidance and toolkits

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From:
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Published
28 September 2022
Last updated
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Applies to England

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Update history

2025-08-20 16:36
Updated to move all documents to the ‘Dental public health epidemiology’ workspace – see the guidance documents for location details. Added files for the ‘Oral health survey of 5 year old schoolchildren 2025 to 2026: toolkit’ and updated the ‘Training and calibration guide for oral health surveys of children’ document to include the collection of obvious enamel caries.

2023-06-28 12:43
New document uploaded – “Step-by-step sampling guide – age group specific”

2022-10-26 09:47
Added link to Dental Public Health Epidemiology workspace page.

2022-09-28 13:24
First published.