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Students in Grade 1 (6\u20138\u2009years old), Grade 7 (12\u201314\u2009years old) and Grade 10 (15\u201317\u2009years old) were screened between 2015 and 2019.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 131\u2009451 students were screened. Overall caries prevalence was high at 60.9%, declining from 65.1% in 2015 to 49.19% in 2019 (OR\u2009=\u20090.51, 95% CI: 0.49\u20130.53,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, compared to 2015). Prevalence was the lowest in Dubai (55.2%), and the highest in Fujairah (75.0%, OR\u2009=\u20092.57, 95% CI: 2.46\u20132.67,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, compared to Dubai). Grade 1 students had the highest prevalence (70.5%), while both Grade 7\u00a0(55.1%; OR\u2009=\u20090.51; 95% CI: 0.49\u20130.52;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, compared to Grade 1) and Grade 10 (57.9%; OR\u2009=\u20090.58; 95% CI: 0.56\u20130.59;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001, compared to Grade 1) were the lowest.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dental caries remains highly prevalent among UAE schoolchildren, particularly in Fujairah and younger age groups. 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