TABLE 5.

T-score conversion table for referral

Raw score	T-score	SE	Category	N (%)	Average Index
12	22.33	3.67	Level 1—See dentist immediately	2 (0.4)	96.54
16	26.48	3.61		2 (0.4)	90.16
17	26.86	4.05		1 (0.2)	91.35
19	29.53	3.70		3 (0.6)	85.37
20	31.51	3.33		4 (0.8)	83.26
21	31.51	3.33		1 (0.2)	75.67
22	31.51	3.33		2 (0.4)	95.42
23	31.51	3.33		1 (0.2)	87.89
24	34.08	3.69		6 (1.1)	87.85
25	36.33	4.11	Level 2—See dentist with the next two weeks	10 (1.9)	78.36
26	36.33	4.11		9 (1.7)	88.50
27	39.80	4.52		15 (2.8)	88.32
28	41.68	4.82		21 (4)	88.20
29	44.10	5.12		29 (5.5)	87.41
30	45.39	5.31	Level 3—See dentist at your earliest convenience	47 (8.9)	88.87
31	47.56	5.63		66 (12.4)	88.87
32	49.82	5.92	Level 4—See dentist at your regular routine	76 (14.3)	91.05
33	53.32	6.41		100 (18.8)	91.86
34	57.43	6.93		93 (17.5)	93.49
35	62.70	7.68		43 (8.1)	93.73

SE: standard error on T-score metric.