Welcome to ICDAS 2013

Vision for the International Caries Detection and Assessment System

• ICDAS: employs an evidence based and preventively oriented approach
• ICDAS is: a detection & assessment system classifying stages of the caries process
• ICDAS is for: use in dental education, clinical practice, research and public health
• ICDAS provides: all stakeholders with a common caries language
• ICDAS has evolved: to comprise a number of approved, compatible formats
• ICDAS supports decision-making: at both individual & public health levels
• ICDAS has generated ICCMS™ to enable: improved long-term caries outcomes