The survey was completed during the 1999–2000 school year. The sampling frame was resident public and private schools with at least six students in grades 2, 3, and 6 combined. The sampling unit was schools rather than grades. Schools were sampled statewide within six health districts separately, proportional to the average size of the combined three grades. All students present within a grade in the school were included. The diagnostic criteria were comparable to ASTDD’s 1999 Basic Screening Survey. The survey had a high response rate (90% of second graders, 80% of 3rd graders); estimates were not adjusted for nonresponse. The data were weighted to account for the survey design.

For more information about this survey, contact:

Moncy Mathew, BDS, MPH
State Oral Health Epidemiologist
Oral Health Program
Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services
920 Wildwood, PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Telephone: 573-751-6247
Fax: 573-526-2753
E-mail: mathem2@dhss.mo.gov