The document discusses the ideal requisites of dental indices like DMFT. It states that indices are used to determine the incidence, prevalence and severity of dental diseases. Some key requisites discussed are simplicity, objectivity, validity, reliability and acceptability. It then describes the DMFT index which measures decayed, missing and filled teeth. It was developed in 1938 and is widely used. The document outlines the criteria for classifying a tooth as decayed, missing or filled according to the DMFT index.