Oral health trends and service utilization at a rural outreach dental clinic, Udo, Southern Nigeria.

Background: The oral disease burden in Nigerian rural areas is considered high with limited dental services. Normative need assessment to facilitate oral health promotion and interventional activities is essential. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the dental service utilization and trends of patents attending a rural outreach dental clinic.

The prevalence of dental caries among 12 to 15-year-old school children in Nigeria: report of a local survey and campaign.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of dental caries among school children in Egor local government area (district) and establish baseline data.

Design: Cross-sectional survey of urban and rural, private and public school children in Egor district, Edo State, Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: A total of 358 randomly selected school children aged 12 to 15 years from urban and rural, private and public schools in Egor District were examined for dental caries according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.