International Caries Detection &
Assessment System

ICDAS
International Caries Detection & Assessment System

Core ICDAS Criteria 2004

For use on coronal and root surfaces, as well as caries adjacent to restorations and sealants.
These unifying, predominantly clinical, criteria code a range of the characteristics of clean, dry teeth in a consistent way that promotes the valid comparison of results between studies, settings, and locations.
ICDAS criterian record both enamel and dentine caries and explore the measurement of caries activity in all of the domains below.

Visual Criteria

The ICDAS Detection Codes are in use now and are recommended.
The ICDAS Assessment Codes are part of a developing research agenda.
The ICDAS System provides an evidence-based framework to validate and explore the impact of existing and new technology aids to caries diagnosis.

ICDAS Foundation Members

The International Caries Detection and Assessment System framework is a not-for-profit organisation whose activities are overseen and governed by a Board of Directors and a coordinating Committee.

Board of Directors

	Nigel Pitts	University of Dundee, UK
	Amid Ismail	University of Michigan, USA
	Dom Zero	University of Indiana, USA
	Kim Ekstrand	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Gail Douglas	Leeds Dental Institute, UK

Coordinating Committee

	Nigel Pitts (co-chair)	University of Dundee, UK
	Amid Ismail (co-chair)	Temple University, USA
	Eggertsson, Hafsteinn	University of Indiana, USA
	Ekstrand, Kim	University of Copenhagen, Denmark
	Deery, Chris	University of Sheffield, UK
	Douglas, Gail	Leeds Dental Institute, UK
	Kingman, Al	NIDCR, USA
	Kolker, Justine	University of Iowa, USA
	Longbottom, Chris	University of Dundee, UK
	Martignon, Stefania	University El-Bosque, Colombia
	Ricketts, David	University of Dundee, UK
	Sohn, Woosung	University of Michigan, USA
	Zandona, Andrea Ferreira	University of Indiana, USA
	Zero, Dom	University of Indiana, USA

ICDAS Pathways:

Research

Epidemiology

Education

Clinical practice

Activity assessment

ICDAS enabled: Patient-Centred Total Caries Management

E-learning programme - Now avaiable

Two following documents [Microsoft Word] may be downloaded.

1 The Rationale and Evidence for the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II)

2 Criteria Manual for the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II)

3 Modified PDF version (2009) of Criteria Manual for the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II)

ICDAS in the literature

Frequent raised questions and answers

For further information please contact: Dr. Gail Douglas - ICDAS Co-ordinator