Introduction to DPH

Question 1

What are the features of DPH?

Answer 1

> concerned with oral health at a population level
focuses interventions at a community level

Question 2

What is DPH?

Answer 2

the branch of dentistry that is concerned with the oral health of a population rather than an individual

Question 3

Key elements of DPH

Answer 3

1. epidemiology (surveys, trends, disease aetiology)
2. health needs assessment
3. dental services (types, planning and renumeration, personnel, planning and teamwork)
4. improving oral health (oral health promotion, prevention approaches, public health approaches to oral disease)

Question 4

Disciplines of DPH

Answer 4

1. epidemiology
2. dental statistics
3. demographics
4. health promotion
5. evidence based practice