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Reduce the proportion of older adults with untreated root surface decay — OH‑04 Data

Status: Target met or exceeded

  Target met or exceeded

Most Recent Data:
15.5 percent (2017-20)

Target:
20.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
29.1 percent of adults aged 75 years and over had untreated root surface decay in 2015-16

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Adults with untreated root surface caries, 2015-16 to 2017-20 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2015-16 2017-20
Total
29.1
15.5
CI 11.5 / 20.2
SE 2.033