DMF is the most common epidemiological system to evaluate dental status in a community. The International Caries Detection and Assessment System(ICDAS) which is introduced a few years ago has resulted in detailed assessment of dental status of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dental status of dental students with ICDAS II criteria.
Methods:
110 dental students were randomly selected for examination. Before the examination, teeth were cleaned by brush and prophylactic paste. The examination was done by a trained last semester dental student with a mirror, WHO probe and good light under dental surgery conditions. The ICDAS form was completed according to the codes of the system for restorations and other dental status. As a control, ICDAS scores were recorded again by the examiner's advisor independently.
Results:
110 dental students were examined randomly, of whom 82 were female and 28 were male. According to the ICDAS evaluation, nobody had code 0 and only 6% had codes 1 and 2. 75 cases had amalgam and 67 had composite restorations. 99 persons had at least one extracted or non-examined tooth. The inter-examiner Kappa coefficient was 0.916.
Conclusions:
The ICDAS criteria resulted in more detailed assessment of the dental status of the students.