Caries Symposium 5

Question 1

Define epidemiology

Answer 1

Study of the distribution and determinants of diseases in populations

Problem + trend

Question 2

What are determinants?

Name examples

Answer 2

Risk factor/cause

1. Age
2. Gender
3. Social factors

Question 3

Define what counts are

Answer 3

No of people affected by a condition (at a particular time and area)

Question 4

Define prevalence

Answer 4

The proportion of a population with a disease at any given point or period

Question 5

Define incidence

Answer 5

The number of new cases of a disease in a defined population over a rate

Question 6

Define ICDAS

Answer 6

International caries detection and assessment system

Question 7

Global decay surveys (2)

Answer 7

1. WHO database

2. US - CDC

Question 8

UK surveys (4)

Answer 8

1. Adult Dental Health Surveys
2. Child Dental Health Surveys
3. BASCD Surveys
4. NDIP Surveys

Question 9

List strategies for preventing caries in populations (3)

Answer 9

1. High risk individual approach
   - Clinical risk assessment
2. Targeted population approach
   - Targetting on areas of deprivation/communities
3. Whole population approach
   - universal e.g. founding principle of NHS

Question 10

Strategies for delivery of fluoride (3)

Answer 10

1. Toothpaste
2. Water fluoridation
3. Community fluoride schemes