Most of the data presented in the Oral Health Methods & Indices section refer to official WHO documents, like extracts from WHO Oral Health Surveys for measurement of dental diseases. This means that WHO experts or committees have reviewed the material and approved it.

In addition to the many questions we get on these documents, we frequently also get questions on issues which can be outside the scope of the WHO. In this section we plan to add/link features which may be helpful, but the contents cannot be referred to as a "WHO Standpoint". (Preliminary version)