Third German Oral Health Study
Record Type
DataSet
Source
Institute of German Dentists
Title Acronym
DMS III
Description
The survey was intended as an inventory of German oral health, oral-health-related behavior, and the use of dental treatment services of the population of Germany. A questionnaire was administered and a clinical exam was performed.
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Geographic Region
Germany
Interval
One-time survey
Method/Technique
Those subjects declining to participate in the main examination were sent a short questionnaire. All other subjects participated in a main examination.
Population
Adolescents (12 years), adults (35-44 years), senior citizens (65-74 years)
Purpose
To determine the state of the oral health, oral-health-related behavior, and use of dental treatment services of the population of Germany.
Record History
Logicon/ROW Sciences
Record Originator
Logicon/ROW Sciences
Reference
Micheelis W, Reich E. Dritte Deutsche Mundgesundheits-studie (DMS III) (p. 530) Deutscher Arzte-Verland Koln, 1999
Sample Design
The study uses a multistage stratified random sampling of subjects' addresses taken from the registration databases of population registration offices. The first stage involved the selection of 90 sample points (selection units at municipality level). Sixty points represent the "old" (West German) and 30 points represent the "new" (East German) Federal States. Thirty-six subjects were targeted for each point to yield a large enough body of data covering the three age groups for valid statistical description and analysis.
Sample Size
3065 subjects
Secondary Source
Survey Type
International
Unit of Analysis
Person
Years of Availability
1997
UI
1845
Date Revised
Dec. 16, 2019, 1:02 p.m.