Community Dentistry Flashcards
Yates correction
Correction for continuity in chi square value calculated in connection with a 2x2 table
Census is conducted every
10years
Father of health statistics
John graunt
As the sample size increases standard deviation
Decreases
Most of the values in data spread along the
Mean
Best sampling procedure that can be followed is
Stratified random
Denominator in calculating secondary attack rate
All susceptible amongst close contact
Positive predictive value of a disease depends on
Sensitivity
Specificity
Prevalence of the disease
Highest fluoride content ever recorded
2800ppm in lake nakaru in volcanic eruption areas of Kenya
Evidence based therapy includes
Best research evidence
Clinical expertise
Patient values
According to 2011 census, life expectancy at birth of male and female is
67 and 70
Ottawa charter
Build healthy public policy
- Create supportive environment for health
- Strengthen community action for health
- Develop personal skills
- Reorient health services
Rural health scheme
By Shrivastava committee in 1977
Toludiene blue dye used as
Adjunct to biopsy.
Patient rinses mouths with 1% toluidene blue for minute and area is rinsed with 1% acetic acid. Malignant are take up the stain
Term sensitivity introduced by
Yerushalmy
Expanded program of immunisation EPI is now called universal immunisation programme UIP
BCG Oral polio DPT HEPATITIS B H INFLUENZA B Yellow fever Measles
Dentist act
29th March 1948
Problem village
No safe water at a distance of 1.6km
- Water is available more that 15 meter of depth
- Water is exposed to the risk of cholera
- Water has excess salinity iron fluoride and other toxic materials
Lice borne diseases
Epidemic typhus
Relapsing fever
Trench fever
Pediculosis
Obesity class
Pre obese 25-29.99
Class1 obese 30-34.99
Class2 35-39.99
Class 3 >=40 BMI