As a member of the statewide oral health coalition, you are on a committee to review the statewide oral health surveillance system. The purpose is to make recommendations for a statewide oral health survey to be implemented as part of the statewide surveillance system.
-The state is particularly interested in having data available on the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) oral health indicators and the leading health indicator (LHI) related to oral health. Which of the following is the LHI that relates to oral health?

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The NOHSS oral health indicators are caries experience, untreated tooth decay, dental treatment needs, complete tooth loss and loss of six or more teeth, oral and pharyngeal cancer, dental visits, preventive dental visits, dental treatment visits, dental sealants, teeth cleaning, water fluoridation, and percentage of school-based health centers that provide sealants, dental treatment services, and topical fluoride. The various types of dental visits reflected in the NOHSS oral health indicators are combined into one LHI. The single oral health LHI is to increase the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral health care system in the past year; the target for this LHI is 49% by 2020.

As a Member of the Statewide Oral Health Coalition, You