Patterns of change and results overview 1985/6-1995/6 from the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) coordinated National Health Service surveys of caries prevalence.

This paper collates the results of all the surveys conducted under the BASCD coordinated National Health Service surveys of caries prevalence conducted between 1985/86 and 1995/96. First the patterns of change in the dental health of 5-year-old children are considered for the period 1987-1995. Then the patterns of change in the dental health of adolescents between 1988-1994 are examined and summarised. Lastly summary tables present key data from the last 10 years of survey results grouped by variable.