Communication #3 Flashcards
Individualism
Where each person is responsible for their own life and situation
Social responsibility
Belief that society as a whole bears the burden for those who cannot care for themselves
Roles and social responsibilities of a DH
1) donate time
2) leadership roles
3)classroom presentations
4)continuing education
5)alternative practice settings
6) professional organizations
Careers in DH public health
-service provider/clinician
-health educator/ wellness promoter
-consultant/resource person
-consumer advocate/ change agent
- Researcher
-Administrator/ Manager
Careers for DDS in public health
- Employed as public health administrator
-Faculty in dept. of community oriented practice
-researchers
-specialty certification - Private practitioners
Health
State of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Community
Any group of individuals who share common charateristics and a structure that bonds them together
Population health
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
Dental public health
Science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health through organized and community efforts
Public health
Effort to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease injury and disability;
Dental Public health concerns
-prolonging life
-disease prevention/control
-dental research
-public dental education
-Health promotion
-admistration of dental care programs for groups
Public health board areas of concern of public health
-lifestyle and behavior
-Environment
-human biology
-Organizations of health programs and systems
Emphasis on disease prevention
-Enhances is quality of life
-deters illness/outbreak
-cost effective
What constitutes a public health problem?
- 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
PH measures for prevention of dental caries
-water fluoridation
-School water fluoridation
-dietary fluoride supplements
-fluoride mouth rinse
-sealant programs
Periodontal disease
Probability sampling
Sampling from a population that you can identify and to which you have access to all memebers
Simple random sample
Each item or person in the population of interest has an equal and independent chance of being selected
Stratified random sample
Random sampling carried out in subgroups of a population to ensure that selections will be made from each level of the subgroup
nonprobability sample
Sampling when you can not identify or do not have access to the entire poulation of interest
Cluster sample
Drawing a simple random sample of small groups of the population and assessing each subject in the sampled cluster
Quota sample
Sampling items or people in the block of predetermined size
Convenience sample
Scheme which the subjects are selected, partly or entirely at the convenience of the reader her
Descriptive statistics
Characteristics of the data found within the sample of individuals in whom the study was conducted
Inferential statistics
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
