Reports and Research

The data presented in this section are gathered and maintained by the Oral Health Section and are intended to indicate the progress being made on oral health issues in Oregon. The data are also intended to illustrate the oral health challenges facing Oregon now, and in the future.

How to Use Data

The use of data is most effective when placed within an appropriate social and economic context. The information presented in the reports and research below is more valuable, therefore, when taken in context with other factors. Statewide data may not accurately reflect actual data for a specific region, and vice versa. The resources of the Oregon Oral Health Section are always available to individuals and organizations wishing to receive technical assistance on the gathering, analysis, interpretation, and integration of oral health data.

Reports and Research

Burden of Oral Disease in Oregon

Oregon Surveillance System

Oregon Smile Survey (to be updated in 2006)

Data Links:

• Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors Resource Page
  Links to a wide variety of oral health and data topics.
  
  
• National Oral Health Surveillance System
  Provides a wide range of oral health data sources, including information on water fluoridation, state oral health surveys, and data from the national YRBS, BRFSS, and BSS surveys.
  
  
• CDC Oral Health Site
  Presents may data resources for all oral health topics.