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About the National Data
Data
Baseline: 7.9 percent of adults aged 45 years and over had lost all of their natural teeth in 2013-16
Target: 5.4 percent
Numerator
Number of adults aged 45 years and over with a clinical confirmation of having lost all their natural teeth, including third molars.
Denominator
Number of adults aged 45 years and over.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
Methodology
Methodology notes
The case definition is "lost all teeth due to caries or periodontal diseases"; however, because it is not feasible to identify the cause of tooth loss, the absence of 32 natural teeth (including third molars) is used as a proxy. The measurement protocol described for Healthy People 2000 is still in use.
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective OH-4.2 in that objective OH-4.2 tracks persons aged 65 to 74 years, while this objective tracks persons aged 45 years and over.
References
Additional resources about the objective
- Vargas C, Schober S, Gift H. Operational Definitions for Year 2000 Objectives: Priority Area 13, Oral Health. Healthy People 2000 Stat Notes. 1997;(12):1-17.. (PHS) 97-1237
