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.