Dental Health Surveys MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Dental Health Surveys
Tree Number(s): E05.318.308.980.438.300; E06.208; N05.715.360.300.800.438.300; N06.850.520.308.980.438.300; N06.890.160
Unique ID: D003753
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003753
Annotation: specify geographic term if pertinent
Scope Note: A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to dental or oral health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.
Entry Version: DENT HEALTH SURVEYS
Entry Term(s): Dental Health Survey; Health Survey, Dental; Health Surveys, Dental; Survey, Dental Health; Surveys, Dental Health
NLM Classification #: WU 30
Previous Indexing: Health Surveys (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

supply & distribution (SD)

trends (TD)

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
  - Data Collection [E05.318.308]
    - Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
      - Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
        
        Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [E05.318.308.980.438.149]
        
        Dental Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438.300]
        
        Dental Plaque Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.300]
        
        DMF Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.350]
        
        Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need [E05.318.308.980.438.300.512]
        
        Oral Hygiene Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.675]
        
        Periodontal Index [E05.318.308.980.438.300.725]
        
        Health Status Indicators [E05.318.308.980.438.475]
        
        Mass Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580]
        
        Population Surveillance [E05.318.308.980.438.700]

Dentistry [E06]

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
- Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
  - Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
    - Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
        
        Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
        
        Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [N05.715.360.300.800.438.149]
        
        Dental Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300]
        
        Dental Plaque Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.325]
        
        DMF Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.340]
        
        Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.505]
        
        Oral Hygiene Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.670]
        
        Periodontal Index [N05.715.360.300.800.438.300.690]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N05.715.360.300.800.438.375]
        
        Mass Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500]
        
        Population Surveillance [N05.715.360.300.800.438.625]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health [N06.850]
  - Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
    - Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
      - Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
        
        Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
        
        Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [N06.850.520.308.980.438.149]
        
        Dental Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300]
        
        Dental Plaque Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.300]
        
        DMF Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.350]
        
        Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.512]
        
        Oral Hygiene Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.675]
        
        Periodontal Index [N06.850.520.308.980.438.300.725]
        
        Health Status Indicators [N06.850.520.308.980.438.475]
        
        Mass Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580]
        
        Population Surveillance [N06.850.520.308.980.438.700]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Public Health Dentistry [N06.890]

Dental Health Surveys Preferred

Concept UI: M0005884
Scope Note: A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to dental or oral health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.
Terms: Dental Health Surveys Preferred Term
Term UI T011064
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1969); Dental Health Survey
Term UI T011059
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Health Survey, Dental
Term UI T011060
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Health Surveys, Dental
Term UI T011061
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Survey, Dental Health
Term UI T011062
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Surveys, Dental Health
Term UI T011063
Date02/12/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

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