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<p>Data on five year old dental health is not collected annually. Data on the proportion
of five year olds with at least one missing, decayed or filled tooth because of decay
available for the last eight years is in the following table. These data are not comparable
due to changes in methodology between the surveys.</p><p> </p><p>Data collection for
the 2018/19 survey is currently underway and results will be published in spring 2020.</p><p>
</p><p>Data from the surveys of five year old children can be viewed at the following
link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/5year%20docs.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/5year%20docs.aspx</a></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion of five year old children
with one or more teeth affected by decay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>24.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Caution is advised when making comparisons of these data as
they come from different data sets</p><p>- <sup>1</sup> Source: former NHS Dental
Epidemiology Programme</p><p>- <sup>2 </sup>Source: Child Dental Health Survey, 2013</p><p>-
<sup>3 </sup>Source: Public Health England Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme</p>
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