The purpose of the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS) is to help public health programs monitor which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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The NOHSS was developed to track basic oral health indicators, including a minimal set of standard oral health indicators. These oral health indicators are evaluated and revised as the need arises. In 2012, a new set of oral health indicators was proposed by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, which line up with the expanded Healthy People 2020 oral health objectives. The new indicators take into consideration the availability of new state-level and national electronic data sources and an improved understanding of the conceptual framework for surveillance systems.

The Purpose of the National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)