Principles of Epidemiology

Question 1

Determinants or health problems include ____ , ____, and ______ environment, plus the individual’s ______ and behaviors

Answer 1

physical, economical, environmental, characteristics

Question 2

A legislative ban on smoking public places after it was shown to cause respiratory issues is an example of?

Answer 2

application

Question 3

Differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of a disease. Give examples.

Answer 3

Primary - preventing development of a disease
ex: sealants

Secondary - early detection of a disease
ex: EARLY detection of breast cancer during a mammogram

Tertiary - rehabilitation or restoration phase of a disease to prevent progression
ex: dental implants

Question 4

Differentiate between descriptive epidemiology and analytic epidemiology.

Answer 4

Descriptive - assessing the extent or occurrence of health outcome

Analytic - studying the etiology (cause)

Question 5

What are the three essential components of evidence based dentistry?

Answer 5

1) scientific basis for treatment
2) clinical expertise of practitioner
3) patient’s values

Question 6

What are the goals of epidemiology?

Answer 6

1) determine the extent and burden of disease
2) ID etiology
3) understand natural history and prognosis
4) eval new preventative and therapeutic measures
5) provide foundation for developing public policy

Question 7

Determinants are also called

Answer 7

exposures

Question 8

Epidemiology is the study of the _______ and _____ of disease in populations

Answer 8

determinants, distribution