prominent differences between WHO oral health assessment forms 1997 and 2013

1. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHO ORAL HEALTH
ASSESSMENT FORM
1997 & 2013.

2. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
• YEARS IN SCHOOL (11,12)
TO ASSESS THE
EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF
PATIENT IS ADDED IN WHO
OHA FORM 2013.
• CONTRAINDICATION TO
EXAMINATION NOT
MENTIONED IN OHA FORM
2013.

3. EXTRA ORAL EXAMINATION
• TABLE OF CODING NOT
GIVEN IN OHA FORM
2013.
• TMJ JOINT ASSESSMENT
NOT MENTIONED IN
OHA FORM 2013.

4. ENAMEL OPACITIES OR HYPOPLASIA
• COLUMN TO DETECT
DEVELOPMENTAL
DEFECTS OF ENAMEL -
ABSENT IN OHA FORM
2013
WHO OHA FORM 1997

5. PERIODONTAL STATUS
• TO DETECT THE
PERIODONTAL STATUS
CPI MODIFIED IS USED
IN OHA FORM 2013.
• IN WHICH GINGIVAL
BLEEDING AND POCKET
SCORE OF EACH TOOTH
HAS TO BE MENTIONED.

6. TREATMENT NEEDS OF EACH
TOOTH
• ABSENT IN OHA FORM 2013.
WHO OHA FORM 1997

7. COLUMNS OF DENTAL EROSION
(WASTING DISEASE) OR DENTAL
TRAUMA
• ADDED IN OHA FORM 2013.

8. COLUMN OF
PROSTHETIC STATUS
• OHA FORM 2013 RESTRICTED TO PRESENCE / ABSENCE OF PARTIAL OR
COMPLETE DENTURES ONLY (OHA FORM 2013) (192 & 193). WHEREAS
IN OHA FORM 1997 SCORING FOR BRIDGE (SINGLE/MULTIPLE), BRIDGE
AND PARTIAL DENTURES BOTH WAS ALSO THERE (162-165).
• COLUMN OF PROSTHETIC NEED IS ALSO ELIMINATED FROM OHA FORM
2013.

9. COLUMN FOR DENTOFACIAL ANOMALIES
TO DETECT SEVERITY OF MALOCCLUSION IS ABSENT IN
OHA FORM 2013.

10. OHA FORM 2013 IS MADE MORE PRECISE AND EASY, TO
RECORD ORAL HEALTH STATUS & TREATMENT NEEDS OF
PATIENTS.