[Dental caries in the public primary schools dependent on the Nabil Choucair Health Center in Dakar, Senegal]

C M Lo; D Faye; F Gaye; D Cisse; A A Yam

[Dental caries in the public primary schools dependent on the Nabil Choucair Health Center in Dakar, Senegal]

Odontostomatol Trop. 2001 Dec;24(96):9-12.

[Article in French]

Authors

C M Lo¹, D Faye, F Gaye, D Cisse, A A Yam

Affiliation

¹ Service Odontologie Préventive et Sociale/Département Odonto-Stomatologie Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d'Odonto-Stomatologie, Ucad-Dakar.

PMID: 11887592

Abstract

It is a holy study of observation and prevalence concerning a population of 268 pupils in first degree of the primary schools depending on the health center Nabil Choucair. 82% of these pupils have dental decay with DMFT egals 3.94. Our results suggest needs of preventive intervention on the intention to reach the objectives health for all by 2000 relatively to dental health in Senegal.

MeSH terms

Catchment Area, Health
Child
DMF Index
Dental Caries / epidemiology*
Dental Restoration, Permanent / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Senegal / epidemiology
Sex Factors
Tooth Loss / epidemiology
Tooth, Deciduous