ArticleBritish dental journal2026
A decade of child dental health in the Falkland Islands, 2013-2025.
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Introduction The Falkland Islands are a remote archipelago of over 740 islands and host a diverse, multicultural society. Since 2013, consistent efforts to improve and protect children's oral health have been applied and evaluated, and the results after a decade are presented.Methods Child dental health surveys aligning with the World Health Organization methodology have been conducted annually since 2013 (exceptions: 2015 and 2020). Data analysis was undertaken to establish a mean dmft/DMFT (decayed, missing, and filled primary teeth/decayed, missing, and filled permanent teeth) for five-year-olds, 12-year-olds and 15-year-olds within the Falkland Islands.Results Mean dmft/DMFT results have trended down since 2013, with all age groups demonstrating a dmft/DMFT of below 1.0 tooth consistently since 2021. Response rates have been very good to excellent (69% to 97%) which increases confidence in the results.Conclusions Preventative interventions within the Falkland Islands appear to be improving child dental health. There is further scope, and need, for improvement, and additional screening should be investigated to understand the current oral health of the whole population of the Falkland Islands.
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