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Oral Health Surveillance

Surveillance systems provide information necessary for public health decision-making. A comprehensive public health surveillance system routinely collects data on health outcomes, risk factors and intervention strategies for the whole population or representative samples of the population.

The Missouri Oral Health Surveillance System consists of the elements listed below.

Systems of Health Approach to Oral Health

Show Me Your Smile!
pdf 2005 Report
2005 Executive Summary
 Open Mouth Surveys – 1995 & 2000

MICA - Oral Cancer

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS):

National BRFSS Data
Missouri BRFSS Data