and abstract for relevance. All selected articles were read completely for relevance to the topic of dental screening conducted in a school setting. References from those articles were also reviewed. This review excluded articles limited to health education program, sealant programs, fluoride programs, or dental services programs unless a dental screening was conducted and reported on separately from the prevention program. Studies were not included if the inspection for dental disease was conducted as a part of study separate from the school. Search terms and number of articles found are reported in Appendix A. Twenty-seven articles were identified by the literature search. Table 1 provides descriptions of the articles identified by the literature search. Table : Results of Literature Search regarding Article/Study Author SBDS Design Country Screening Design/Criteria Designing SBDS Brightman SBDS as a national Prospective cohort Ireland World Health Organization surveillance system study 1984 Jenner and Lennon Standardized training/ Experimental UK Author’s opinion 1986 interexaminer reliability Rebich et al 1982 Description of SBDS Review US Tickle, Milsom Terminology Opinion UK 1999 Milsom, Tickle, SBDS has an Opinion/ UK Blickhorn, 2008 intervention for dental Review caries Scott SBDS in California Letter to the Editor
and abstract for relevance. All selected articles were read completely for relevance to the topic of dental screening conducted in a school setting. References from those articles were also reviewed. This review excluded articles limited to health education program, sealant programs, fluoride programs, or dental services programs unless a dental screening was conducted and reported on separately from the prevention program. Studies were not included if the inspection for dental disease was conducted as a part of study separate from the school. Search terms and number of articles found are reported in Appendix A. Twenty-seven articles were identified by the literature search. Table 1 provides descriptions of the articles identified by the literature search. Table : Results of Literature Search Author regarding SBDS Article/Study Design Country Screening Design/Criteria Designing SBDS Brightman SBDS as a national surveillance system Prospective cohort study Ireland World Health Organization 1984 Jenner and Lennon 1986 Standardized training/ interexaminer reliability Experimental UK Author’s opinion Rebich et al 1982 Description of SBDS Review US Tickle, Milsom 1999 Terminology Opinion UK Milsom, Tickle, Blickhorn, 2008 SBDS has an intervention for dental caries Opinion/ Review UK Scott SBDS in California Letter to the Editor
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