Intro dental public health

Question 1

(FDI) Definitional of oral health?

Answer 1

Ability to speak, smile, taste, smell, touch, chew, swallow and convey emotion through facial expression w/ confidence and w/o pain, discomfort or disease of craniofacial complex

Question 2

What influences health of population?

Answer 2

Envrionment: physical, social, economic, genetic
Healthcare
Cultural
Other: work, education, employment

Question 3

What is dental public health?

Answer 3

The science and art of prevention oral disease, promoting oral health and improving the quality of life via effort of society

Question 4

How is public health diff to individual pt care?

Answer 4

Serves community rather that individual

Question 5

WHO definition oral health promotion?

Answer 5

Enabling people to take control determinant of health to improve own health

Question 6

5 broad actions of public health?

Answer 6

1. create supportive environment
2. healthy public policy
3. strengthen community action
4. develop personal skills
5. reorientate health service

Question 7

Example of healthy public policy?

Answer 7

Restrict tobacco sales

Sugar tax

Question 8

What is epidemiology

Answer 8

Study of distribution of disease in population

Question 9

Use of dental epidemiology

Answer 9

1. discover factors affect health - provide basis prevention
2. to prioritise research and action
3. identify population at greatest risk
4. evaluate effectiveness health programs

Question 10

How are trends in oral disease measured?

Answer 10

adult dental health service
child dental health service
NHS dental epidemiology studies

Question 11

Why use EBD?

Answer 11

pt have right to effective treatment

saves wasting resources on ineffective care