Catalog of Surveys and Archive of Procedures Related to Oral Health
The Catalog of Surveys and Archive of
Procedures Related to Oral Health is a two-part
database linking descriptions of data sources (Catalog)
with descriptions of procedures (Archive)
used in the data sources. The Catalog and
Archive database provides a central and
up-to-date resource for detailed descriptions of
oral health data sources for public health
research, program planning, and policymaking.
This searchable database is available online.
The Catalog (online search) describes surveys and studies
related to oral health, including
- Sample design
- Data collection methods
- Population studied or surveyed
- Geographic region
- References (literature containing
statistics and summaries of the study or
survey)
- The Catalog does not contain the data
sets it describes, just information about
them
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Review Catalog Instructions
The Archive (online
search) describes clinical indices,
questionnaires, and other methods of
measuring oral health including
- Procedure/method background
- Historical changes or well-established modified versions
- References (literature regarding the
validity, reliability, and procedure
performance)
- Survey listing and studies using the procedure
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Review Archive Instructions
The Catalog of Surveys and Archive of Procedures Related to Oral Health is
in the public domain and may be freely copied, distributed and translated.
However, not all data sets or procedures described are in the public domain.
CATALOG/ARCHIVE UPDATES
The Catalog of Surveys and Archive
of Procedures Related to Oral Health
is updated every six months and was last
updated September 2011.
For more information contact:
Pamela Martinez, MLS
Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center
2101 Gaither Road, Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850-4006
Telephone: (301) 527-6670
Fax: (301) 527-6401
E-mail:oralhealthdrc@ngc.com
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