PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES AND ITS CORRELATES AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN LUFWANYAMA DISTRICT, ZAMBIA

Introduction:Dental caries is the most common preventable oral disease affecting all ages and socioeconomic groups worldwide, and the effects on life in general are well observed. In order to formulate proper adequate preventive measures, policy makers need to have an idea of the magnitude of the problem. This is why it is very important to undertake and publish prevalence studies timely and regularly. There have never been a published study done among the population of our study. In this study, we aimed at establishing the prevalence of dental caries and its correlates among primary school going children in Lufwanyama district of Zambia.