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| Dental index | a standardized quantitative method for measuring, scoring, and analyzing oral conditions in individuals and groups |
| Simple index | measures the presence or absence of a condition |
| Cumulative index | measures all past and present evidence of disease |
| Irreversible index | measures conditions that will not change |
| Reversible index | measures conditions that can be changed |
| Ramjford teeth | are 6 teeth taht are representative of the entire dentition 3, 9,12,19,25,28 |
| Incidence rates | refer to how many new cases of a disease or condition are seen |
| Prevalence rates | refer to the total number of cases at a given time |
| Healthy People 2020 | HHS initiative - set of standards of health to improve quality of life and access to care |
| Desireable characteristics of a dental index | clarity, simplicity, objectivity, validity, reliability, quantifiability, sensitvity, acceptability |
