highly significantp <0.001
-Construct validity The correlations between the global ratings (oral health and overall well-being) and the total scale (r= 0.245 and r= 0.286), oral symptoms subscale (r= 0.249 and r= 0.231), functional limitations subscale (r= 0.241 and r= 0.235), emotional well-being subscale (r= 0.237 and 0.198) and social well-being subscale (r= 0.260 and 0.309), were mediocre but statistically highly significant ( Table 2 ). -Discriminant validity There was a significant difference in total and subscale scores of the P-CPQ ( p <0.001) between children without dental caries experience and those with dental ca-ries experience in one or more teeth ( Table 3 ).