Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist
what is the definition of health? - Answer state of complete physical mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease
what is public health concerned with? – Answer
• -prevention
• -health education
• -recommending policies
• -administering services
• -conducting research
• -limiting health disparities
What is the definition of dental public health according to the american association of public health
dentistry? - Answerthe science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental
health through organized community efforts
what is dental public health concerned with? - Answer-dental education of the public
• -applied research
• -administration of group dental care programs
• -prevention and control of dental disease on a community basis
what is population health? – Answer an approach to health that aims to improve the health of the entire
population
what does the field of population health include? – Answer
• -health outcomes
• -patterns of health determinants and interventions
What are examples of public health problems? - Answer-HPV
• -smoking
• -newborns with severe disorders
• -foodborne illness
• -parasitic disease
what is the definition of health? - Answer state of complete physical mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease
what is public health concerned with? – Answer
• -prevention
• -health education
• -recommending policies
• -administering services
• -conducting research
• -limiting health disparities
What is the definition of dental public health according to the american association of public health
dentistry? - Answerthe science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental
health through organized community efforts
what is dental public health concerned with? - Answer-dental education of the public
• -applied research
• -administration of group dental care programs
• -prevention and control of dental disease on a community basis
what is population health? – Answer an approach to health that aims to improve the health of the entire
population
what does the field of population health include? – Answer
• -health outcomes
• -patterns of health determinants and interventions
What are examples of public health problems? - Answer-HPV
• -smoking
• -newborns with severe disorders
• -foodborne illness
• -parasitic disease
