Oral Health Data

Data systems provide information necessary for public health decision-making. A comprehensive public health data system routinely collects information on oral health outcomes, risk factors and intervention strategies for the whole population or representative samples of the population.

The Missouri Oral Health Data System consists of the categories listed below.

Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) page at http://www.cdc.gov/cdi/. The CDI website provides access to a wide range of key indicators for the surveillance of chronic diseases, conditions, and risk factors - including oral health.