[Selective intensive prophylaxis in area of group prophylaxis].

An increasing polarisation of caries prevalence in children was found in recent years. A needs-related prevention programme was thus developed which provides for selective intensive treatment of pupils with increased caries risk. A corresponding prevention programme was tested at elementary schools in Göttingen in 1985-1989: whereas in 1985, 31% of the 4th-class pupils had caries-free permanent teeth, this percentage had increased to 45% in 1989. The average DMF-S was 1.9 in 1989 (1985: 3.9).