DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH Flashcards

1
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In what year the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health with a phrase that modern authorities still apply. “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity.”

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1948

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CONCEPTS OF HEALTH

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Ecological Concept
Biomedical Concept
Psychosocial Concept
Holistic Concept

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Is our relationship with the environment.

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Ecological concept

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4
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Technicalities of health that pertains
to the “Germ Theory” postulated by Robert Koch also called “Koch Postulate” all disease
arises from an etiology particularly microorganisms.

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Biomedical Concept

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Means you have to have a good state of mind to interact with other people. You need to relate your instincts to interactions to influence other people and let other people influence you.

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Psychosocial Concept

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Is totality of everything that help to sustain the balance, helps to involve
the environment, involves interaction, and how instincts interacts and not just the
absence of the disease or infirmity

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Holistic Concept

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In what year the WHO made further clarifications: ”A resource for everyday
life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing
social and personal resourced, as well as physical capacities.”

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1986

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8
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Considered to be both Governmental and Non Governmental. “QUASI” is a term in politics/law and usually used when we talked about to a certain topic that can be both

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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

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WORLD HEALTH DAY

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APRIL 7

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10
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Is the primary resource that’s why “health is wealth” but it’s not objective of living.

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Health

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A collection of people, a population, or a group of people having something in common.

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COMMUNITY

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Is a branch of Dentistry which deals with preventing disease, prolonging
life and promoting physical and mental efficiency through organized
community efforts for the sanitation of the environment

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COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

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Who defined public health as : “The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health and efficiency through organized
community efforts”

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Charles-Edward A. Winslow

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MAIN FUNCTION

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Treatment of Indigents
Conducting oral health surveys
Public oral health education

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KEY ACTIVITIES:

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Health Education
Health Promotions
Health Program

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We can evaluate the success or the failure rate of our program. We can gather
data.

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Surveys

17
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Is a collection of promotive time series of events that materializes the budget.
we call funds as monetary plan.

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Program

18
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SWOT means

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Strength, Weakness, Opportunity Threat

19
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Is part of the science of prevention we call Public health.

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Dental Public Health

20
Q

Defined as the science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental through organized community efforts.

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The American Board of Dental Public Health

21
Q

There are only 2 diseases considered to be eradicated

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SMALL POX and RINDER PEST

22
Q

White lesion that has the importance in public health

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KOPLIK’S SPOT

23
Q

Is a branch of Dentistry which deals with preventing disease, prolonging
life and promoting physical and mental efficiency through organized
community efforts for the sanitation of the environment

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COMMUNITY DENTISTRY

24
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People who are interested in careers and leadership roles in dental public health should be knowledgeable in both oral health practice and dental public health.

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DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES

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Of proven efficacy in the reduction of the targeted disease

Medically and dentally safe

Easily and efficiently implemented, utilizing a relatively small amount of
materials, supplies and equipment

Readily administered by non-dental personnel