Oral health data and reports

2016-2017 Oral Health School Basic Screening Survey

VISION (Visual Information System for Identifying Opportunities and Needs)

VISION provides data for chronic disease and behavioral health measures in Colorado. The purpose of this tool is to provide data and visualizations for assessments and data-driven public health planning and program work. Data are updated as the data sources allows to provide the most recent information for Colorado health measures.

The Colorado Oral Health Surveillance System (COHSS), which monitors oral disease among Coloradans, has been integrated into VISION. COHSS is the result of a collaborative agreement between us and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Monitoring oral disease patterns lets us identify when disease levels change and trends emerge.

• Colorado Oral Health Surveillance System Plan 2016-2020.

• About the COHSS:

  • Collects, analyzes and disseminates data to inform and support oral health decision makers:

    • Data collection uses probability-sampling methods guided by the CDC to obtain representative samples of the state population.

    • These data let us monitor oral disease patterns across demographic groups.

    • Resources can be targeted appropriately to make the most impact.

Colorado Head Start Oral Health Screening 2013-2014

Basic Screening Survey report

Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults (CASOA™)

Find and download CASOA™ findings in the form of regional reports.

Colorado oral health reports

• Chew on This: 2012 Report on the Oral Disease Burden in Colorado:

  • Chew on This - Executive Summary.

• The Impact of Oral Disease on the Health of Coloradans.

• Maternal and child health issue brief: Children's Oral Health in Colorado.

• Children's Oral Health Screening reports:

  • 2016-2017 Oral Health School Basic Screening Survey.

  • 2011-2012 Oral Health School Basic Screening Survey.

  • 2003-2004 Oral Health School Basic Screening Survey.

• Shortage area maps:​View the Oral Health map to see the dental health professional shortage areas in Colorado.

National oral health data