Abstract
This paper is to present a survey on ICDAS implementation status, conducted at the same time as ICDAS Awareness Survey and Challenges upon its Clinical Application (2011).
The target of this survey is 160 dental clinics with purchase record of the panel, of which 35 clinics relied. 3 out of the 35 clinics replied, “Not planning to integrate ICDAS into caries management system”. The rest of them are either considering or already integrating the ICDAS into their caries management. All clinics have less than one year of clinical experience with ICDAS; this survey at an early stage of ICDAS implementation hopefully helps us identify merits and challenges at the clinical level as well as necessary preparations for ICDAS integrated system. As for merits of integration of ICDAS, more than a half of clinics answered “has become more attentive in inspecting tooth surfaces.” In the coding test, the Code 4 question had the lowest rate of correct answers. Between dentists and dental hygienists, the latter scored higher on average in every coding question. The recording format need be standardized to improve inter-clinical exchanges of information.
