Adult Oral Health Survey, 2021

<p>The Adult Oral Health Survey, 2021 was commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). The survey was carried out by a consortium led by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The consortium includes the University of Birmingham, King’s College London, the School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University, the Dental Public Health Group and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London (UCL), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).</p>
<p>The survey was designed as a continuation of the long-running adult dental health surveys, carried out in the United Kingdom since 1968. The 2021 survey differed from its predecessors in several ways:</p>
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<li>it was carried out using web and paper self-completion questionnaires, rather than by face-to-face interviewing in respondents’ homes</li><li>it was not possible to carry out dental examinations of participants</li><li>the survey covered England only, rather than other nations of the United Kingdom</li><li>the name of the survey was changed to reflect its focus on the health of teeth and mouths</li></ul>