National Dental Inspection Programme of Scotland - Scottish Dental

Similarly, the data in Figure 3 indicate a steady rise in the number of those with no obvious decay experience (i.e. a
decline in the prevalence of decay). This 2010 NDIP Report on P1 children shows a continuing improvement in the
proportion with good dental health.
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Figure 3 : Trends over time in the proportion of P1 children in Scotland
with no obvious decay experience
90
80
% with no obvious decay experience
70
60
50
40
30
42.3
40.8
43.6
38.2
41.4
43.3
National target for P1 children by 2010
54.1
50.7
45.1 44.6
57.7
64.0
20
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NDIP (National Dental Inspection Programme)
SHBDEP (Scottish Health Boards Dental Epidemiological Programme)
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1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010
Figure 4 illustrates the changes that have occurred in the number of obviously decayed, missing and filled teeth
(d 3 mft) for P1 children in Scotland over the period 1988 to 2010.
4.0
Figure 4 : Mean number of obviously decayed, missing and filled teeth (d 3 mft)
in P1 children in Scotland 1988-2010
decayed missing filled
3.5
d 3 mft (decayed, missing and filled teeth)
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2003 2004 2006 2008 2010
2010 National Dental Inspection Programme
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