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Figure 3
Percentage of Toddlers Receiving Primary Oral Healthcare, 2013 to 2017
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2013
Source: Health Informatics Centre, MoH (preliminary data 2017).
Figure 4
Number of Preschool Children Receiving Primary Oral Healthcare, 2013 to 2017
Source: Health Informatics Centre, MoH (preliminary data 2017)
Impact indicators for school dental service was also monitored. There was a slight increase in caries-
free for 6 and 12 year-olds, whilst a slight decrease was noted for 16 year-olds in 2017. As for No
Treatment Required (NTR) among primary schoolchildren, there was a decrease in 2017 (63.4 per
cent) as compared to 2016 (63.6 per cent) (Figure 5).
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