HEDNTA  
Would you say ^yourname[pnum] dental health (mouth, teeth and/or dentures) is ...READ OUT...  
1...excellent,  
2...very good,  
3...good,  
4...fair,  
5 or, poor?  
HEDNTD  
Adults usually have up to 32 natural teeth but over time people lose some of them. How many natural  
teeth ^have/has/^you got? Is it…READ OUT  
1…None at all,  
2…Between 1 and 9 natural teeth,  
3Between 10 and 19 natural teeth,  
4…20 or more natural teeth  
HEDNTE  
Now, I would like to ask you about having dentures.  
Code 1 and enter to continue.  
HEDNTF  
^Dodoes[pnum] ^youname[pnum] have a denture or removable false teeth for ^your/his/her upper jaw?  
1 Yes  
2 No  
HEDNTG  
Dodoes[pnum] ^youheshe[PNum] ^havehas[pnum] a denture or removable false teeth for ^your/his/her  
lower jaw?  
1 Yes  
2 No  
END FILTER  
IF (IAskPx[PNum] <> Yes)  
HeDntB  
SHOW CARD C1  
In the past 6 months, have any problems with ^yourname[pnum] mouth, teeth or dentures caused  
^himher[pnum] to have any of the following?  
CODE ALL THAT APPLY.  
1 Difficulty eating food  
2 Difficulty speaking clearly  
3 Problems with smiling, laughing and showing teeth without embarrassment  
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