2 years of screening compared to 1 year of screening
Visit 1. 2014 at
Primary School
Screened at Primary School (2014)
and Kindergarten (2013)
n = 294
Screened at Primary School only (2014) n = 360 p value
Number of children with
at least one
01 surface
  17 (5.8%)   35 (9.7%)   0.06
02 surface 131 (44.6%) 172 (47.8%) 0.41
03 surface 49 (16.7%) 76 (21.1%) 0.15
04 surface 51 (17.3%) 68 (18.9%) 0.61
05 surface 31 (10.5%) 64 (17.8%) 0.01
06 surface 23 (7.8%) 40 (11.1%) 0.16
Fluoride applied 159 (54%) 225 (63%) 0.03
Referral for further dental procedures 77 (26%) 121 (34%) 0.04
Table 2: Comparison of tooth surfaces for children screened at both Kindergarten in 2013 and Primary School in 2014 to those only screened at Primary School in 2014.