DataSet

World Health Organization (WHO)

GODB

The WHO Global Oral Data Bank (GODB) was established in 1969 to meet the need for information on oral health status and disease trends upon which to base the WHO Oral Health Program (ORH). The WHO GODB contains 1850 data sets on dental caries for 178 countries. It provides standardized information on the oral health status of children. A questionnaire was administered and a clinical exam performed.

Statistics and summaries are available from WHO or on the Internet at http://www.whocollab.odont.lu.se.

WHO Regions: Africa, the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, Europe, South-East Asia, and Western Pacific

Ongoing

GODB compiles data from reports on surveys using the WHO standard methods, articles on oral health in MEDLINE that meet WHO criteria, and official reports from WHO regional offices, ministries of health, and research institutions who follow WHO standard methods.

Individuals 12 years of age

Preschool child: 2 to 5 years, Child: 6 to 12 years, Adolescent: 13-18 years

To provide information on oral health status and disease trends of various countries.

Logicon/ROW Sciences

Logicon/ROW Sciences

Bourgeois D, Nihtila A, Mersel A. Prevalence of caries and edentulousness among 65-74-year-olds in Europe. Bull World Health Organ. 1998;76(4):413-7. Nithila A, Bourgeois D, Barmes DE, Murtomaa H. WHO Global Oral Data Bank, 1986-96: an overview of oral health surveys at 12 years of age. Bull World Health Organ. 1998;76(3):237-44. Eaton KA, Widstroem EA, Renson CE. Changes in the numbers of dentists and dental caries levels in 12-year-olds in the countries of the European Union and economic area. J R Soc Health. 1998 Feb;118(1):40-8. Barmes D. CPITN--a WHO initiative. Int Dent J. 1994 Oct;44(5 Suppl 1):523-5. Pilot T, Miyazaki H. Global results: 15 years of CPITN epidemiology. Int Dent J. 1994 Oct;44(5 Suppl 1):553-60. Miller NA, Roland E, Benhamgar L. [Evaluation of the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN)]. World Health Stat Q. 1994;47(2):65-74. Review. French. Sgan-Cohen HD, Steinberg D, Zusman SP, Naor R, Sela MN. Periodontal status among adult immigrants from rural Ethiopia. Isr J Med Sci. 1993 Jun-Jul;29(6-7):407-10. Pilot T, Miyazaki H. Periodontal conditions in Europe. J Clin Periodontol. 1991 Jul;18(6):353-7. Miyazaki H, Pilot T, Leclercq MH, Barmes DE. Profiles of periodontal conditions in adults measured by CPITN. Int Dent J. 1991 Apr;41(2):74-80. Miyazaki H, Pilot T, Leclercq MH, Barmes DE. Profiles of periodontal conditions in adolescents measured by CPITN. Int Dent J. 1991 Apr;41(2):67-73. Schurch E Jr, Minder CE, Lang NP, Geering AH. Comparison of clinical periodontal parameters with the Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) data. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 1990;100(4):408-11. Tala H. Information systems for oral health. Int Dent J. 1987 Dec;37(4):215-7. Pilot T, Barmes DE, Leclercq MH, McCombie BJ, Sardo Infirri J. Periodontal conditions in adolescents, 15-19 years of age: an overview of CPITN data in the WHO Global Oral Data Bank. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1987 Dec;15(6):336-8. Pilot T, Barmes DE. An update on periodontal conditions in adults, measured by CPITN. Int Dent J. 1987 Sep;37(3):169-72. Pilot T, Barmes DE, Leclercq MH, McCombie BJ, Sardo Infirri J. Periodontal conditions in adults, 35-44 years of age: an overview of CPITN in the Who Global Oral Data Bank. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1986 Dec;14(6):310-2. Songpaisan Y. Manpower and the future role of dentistry in developing countries. Int Dent J. 1985 Mar;35(1):78-82. Barmes DE. Indicators for oral health and their implications for developing countries. Int Dent J. 1983 Mar;33(1):60-6.

Over the period 1986-96, a total of 307 surveys of 12-year-old children were included in the GODB. These are classified as national surveys, regional or local surveys, or as surveys with limited information.

Sample size is a compilation of survey entries from the following WHO defined regions: Africa, the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean Region, European Region, South-East Asia Region, and the Western Pacific Region

International

Person

1986-1996

1518