Title page
Contents
About Public Health England 2
1. Introduction 4
2. Aim of the survey 4
3. Objectives 5
4. Sample 5
5. Responsibilities 10
6. General conduct of the survey 11
7. Fieldwork 15
8. Collection of data - general information 16
9. Collection of non-clinical data 18
10. Collection of clinical data 22
11. Reporting of data 28
12. References 31
13. Table of appendices 32
Appendix A. Statutory Instrument 2012, No. 3094 - extract 33
Appendix B. Letter of support from programme lead for dental public health, Public Health England, to directors of public health 36
Appendix C. Information about the purpose and nature of the survey 38
Appendix D. Requirement for explicit, positive consent, 2007 39
Appendix E. Letter from PHE regarding GDPR and health activities in schools 40
Appendix F. Stages for PHE dental public health epidemiology programme teams to undertake the survey 45
Appendix G. Operational timetable 46
Appendix H. Safe use of Daray lights for dental epidemiology fieldwork 47
Appendix I. Sources of information 49
Appendix J. List of codes for local authorities 50
Appendix K. Guide for date-of-birth bands for survey of 5-year olds 2018 to 2019 58
Appendix L. Consent form and information sheet. To be added to headed notepaper. Only minor modifications are acceptable. Local details to be added 59
Appendix M. Tracking list for schools to record which children have returned consent forms 69
Appendix N. Maximising consent returns (excerpt from 'The good practice guide for dental epidemiology. Advice and guidance for local authorities, fieldwork teams and other stakeholders') 70
Appendix O. Data collection sheet 2018-19 survey of 5-year olds 74
Appendix P. Overview list and examination day sheet - for hard copy use 75
Appendix Q. Selected sections taken from the national protocol for the 2013 to 2014 oral health survey of 5- and 12-year-old children attending special support schools 76
Appendix R. Illustration example of Excel worksheet for mainstream primary school summary information 81
Pictures
Pic. 1. Correct fitting and use of the clamp 47
Pic. 2. Correct fitting and use of the clamp. Note the surface contact along the length of the clamp 48
Pic. 3. Clamping car being used upside down 48
Pic. 4. Clamping bar being used upside down 48