Oregon Oral Health Surveillance System (OOHSS)

The Oregon Oral Health Surveillance System Report is a compilation of data designed to inform policy and program development by providing an overview of health outcomes, behaviors and capacity related to oral health.

Download the 2002 - 2016 report

Data sources

The data in this report are derived from multiple sources including:

• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is an annual survey of women 3 months after a live birth, including questions about dental visits and problems, and PRAMS-2 began in 2006 and is a follow up survey of PRAMS respondents when child turns two year old. Data not available online.
• SMILE Survey is a survey with clinical examination of first, second and third grade children. It focuses on caries experience, untreated tooth decay, sealants, and early childhood caries.
• National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) is a phone survey of families examining the health (including oral health) of children 0-17 years of age.
• Oregon Healthy Teens Survey is a survey of 8th and 11th grade students and includes oral health questions.
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys adults aged 18 and older; it includes oral health questions.
• Oregon Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP) is the state Medicaid program. It provides data on dental visits.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid eligibility data 2005-07.
• Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) (from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) includes an annual report tracking fluoridation status.
• Oregon Board of Dentistry (OBD) collects information about the dental workforce, including the Oregon Health Profession Profiles (OHPP) from Health Care Workforce Reporting.
• Oregon State Cancer Registry (OSCaR) tracks oral and pharyngeal cancers among other cancers.
• Oregon Vital Statistics from Center for Health Statistics records oral and craniofacial anomalies.