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DENTAL CARIES STATUS AND TREATMENT NEEDS OF FORM 2 SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN BAU DISTRICT, SARAWAK 2016 – 2019
NMRR-20-1727-55580

Chia HLC, Aminuddin MN, Hon PC, Wong ST

Objectives: To determine dental caries status and treatment needs of Form 2 secondary
school children under comprehensive incremental oral health care in Bau District,
Kuching, Sarawak from 2016 to 2019. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective
study involving four different groups of Form 2 secondary school children enrolled in
Ministry of Education secondary schools from 2016 to 2019. Data was extracted from the
Health Information Management System. The diagnosis and reporting of dental caries
status followed the World Health Organization criteria using the Decayed-Missing-Filled-
Permanent Teeth index. Results: There was a downward trend of dental caries prevalence
of Form 2 schoolchildren over a four-year period, from 67.0% (2016) to 60.1% (2019).
Similarly, dental caries experience (mean Decayed-Missing-Filled-Permanent Teeth index)
demonstrated a reducing trend from 2.56 in 2016 to 1.82 in 2019. Dental caries treatment
needs based on mean decayed teeth showed decreasing trend from 0.88 (2016) to 0.45
(2019). Conclusion: Although all school children in Bau District were rendered dental
treatment annually since primary school, more than half of them did not remain caries-
free. Further measures should be taken to fast-track the improvement of oral health
status of secondary school children in Bau District.

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Poster presentation at the 28 MDA SCATE 2021: The Digital Edition on 28th February 2021 (Digital Platform)
Dr Cheryn Chia Hwui Lyn
Bau Dental Clinic
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Kuching, Sarawak

Dr Aminuddin bin Mohd Natar
Kuching Divisional Dental Office
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Kuching, Sarawak

Sister Hon Pei Ching
Bau Dental Clinic
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Kuching, Sarawak

Dr Wong Siong Ting
Oya Road Dental Clinic
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Sibu, Sarawak

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