From: The knowledge and use of population-based methods for caries detection
VARIABLES | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
SATISFIED WITH THE DMF | ||
 Yes | 2 | 4.3 |
 No | 45 | 95.7 |
SUGGESTIONS | ||
 Simple and easy to understand | 17 | 36.2 |
 Easy to apply | 9 | 19.1 |
 Overcome the accommodation of using only the DMF | 7 | 14.9 |
 Assesses enamel lesions | 6 | 12.8 |
 Others | 8 | 17.0 |
CRITICISMS | ||
 New indices should be used | 17 | 36.2 |
 Should overcome the DMF’s limitations | 10 | 21.3 |
 Replace the DMF with another index | 8 | 17.0 |
 Research how to improve indices | 7 | 14.9 |
 Others | 5 | 10.6 |