Communication #3

Question 1

Individualism

Answer 1

Where each person is responsible for their own life and situation

Question 2

Social responsibility

Answer 2

Belief that society as a whole bears the burden for those who cannot care for themselves

Question 3

Roles and social responsibilities of a DH

Answer 3

1) donate time
2) leadership roles
3)classroom presentations
4)continuing education
5)alternative practice settings
6) professional organizations

Question 4

Careers in DH public health

Answer 4

-service provider/clinician
-health educator/ wellness promoter
-consultant/resource person
-consumer advocate/ change agent
- Researcher
-Administrator/ Manager

Question 5

Careers for DDS in public health

Answer 5

• Employed as public health administrator
  -Faculty in dept. of community oriented practice
  -researchers
  -specialty certification
• Private practitioners

Question 6

Health

Answer 6

State of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 7

Community

Answer 7

Any group of individuals who share common charateristics and a structure that bonds them together

Question 8

Population health

Answer 8

health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such out comes within the group; goal is to improve health of the entire population and reduce health disparities among population groups

Question 9

Dental public health

Answer 9

Science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health through organized and community efforts

Question 10

Public health

Answer 10

Effort to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease injury and disability;

Question 11

Dental Public health concerns

Answer 11

-prolonging life
-disease prevention/control
-dental research
-public dental education
-Health promotion
-admistration of dental care programs for groups

Question 12

Public health board areas of concern of public health

Answer 12

-lifestyle and behavior
-Environment
-human biology
-Organizations of health programs and systems

Question 13

Emphasis on disease prevention

Answer 13

-Enhances is quality of life
-deters illness/outbreak
-cost effective

Question 14

What constitutes a public health problem?

Answer 14

• condition or situation that is a widespread actual or potential cause of morbidity or mortality
  -Existing perception that the condition is public health problem n part of thr public, government or public health authorities

Question 15

PH measures for prevention of dental caries

Answer 15

-water fluoridation
-School water fluoridation
-dietary fluoride supplements
-fluoride mouth rinse
-sealant programs

Question 16

Periodontal disease

Question 17

Probability sampling

Answer 17

Sampling from a population that you can identify and to which you have access to all memebers

Question 18

Simple random sample

Answer 18

Each item or person in the population of interest has an equal and independent chance of being selected

Question 19

Stratified random sample

Answer 19

Random sampling carried out in subgroups of a population to ensure that selections will be made from each level of the subgroup

Question 20

nonprobability sample

Answer 20

Sampling when you can not identify or do not have access to the entire poulation of interest

Question 21

Cluster sample

Answer 21

Drawing a simple random sample of small groups of the population and assessing each subject in the sampled cluster

Question 22

Quota sample

Answer 22

Sampling items or people in the block of predetermined size

Question 23

Convenience sample

Answer 23

Scheme which the subjects are selected, partly or entirely at the convenience of the reader her

Question 24

Descriptive statistics

Answer 24

Characteristics of the data found within the sample of individuals in whom the study was conducted

Question 25

Inferential statistics

Answer 25

Determine whether the results found in the sample may be a result of chance or assuming no other threats to validity, whether we can generalize our results to the general population of interest