Dental health of school children--Oregon, 1991-92.

Dental caries remains among the most prevalent diseases of both children and adults. To establish a baseline for monitoring oral disease trends in Oregon, the State Health Division, Oregon Department of Human Resources; Oregon Health Sciences University; and Multnomah County Health Department collaborated in a statewide assessment or oral health needs. Phase 1 (1991-92) evaluated Head Start and elementary school children. Phase 2 (1993) is assessing the oral health of adults. This report presents the results of Phase 1.