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About the Chronic Disease Indicators project (CDI)

To support uniform definition, collection and reporting of chronic disease data, the CDC, CSTE and CDD developed indicators of chronic disease. 

The first set of indicators, published in 1999, did not include oral health indicators.  The revised set, published in 2004, included three oral health indicators: past year dental visit (#90), past year dental cleaning (#91), and complete tooth loss among adults aged 65 and older (#92). 

CDI publishes indicators adjusted for age.  This adjustment removes the differences between states and demographic groups that may be due to differences in the age distributions.  CDI uses the age distribution standard recommended by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).¹

To learn more about the Chronic Disease Indicators project, see:

Pelletier AR, Siegel PZ, Baptiste MS, Maylahn C. Revisions to chronic disease surveillance indicators, United States, 2004. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Jul [Accessed on: Oct 27, 2005]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/05_0003.htm.

Chronic Disease Indicators Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cdi/

MMWR Recommendations and Reports:  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indicators for chronic disease surveillance. MMWR 2004;53(No. RR-11):1-116.  Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5311.pdf. (Oral health indicator definitions appear on pages 112-114). 
 

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Footnotes:

1. Klein RJ, Schoenborn CA. Age adjustment using the 2000 projected U.S. population. Hyattsville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, 2001. Healthy people 2010 statistical notes, no. 20.  Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt20.pdf.