Fewer Data Have Been Collected to Determine Oral Health Needs

question 16

Multiple Choice

Fewer data have been collected to determine oral health needs in recent years because of which of the following?

• A) Needs have not changed since the early 1970s.
• B) There has been a decline in funding at all levels.
• C) All goals established in the year 2000 have been met.
• D) Societal stratification has made it difficult to gather useful information.

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