Community Dental Health: Exam #1

Define the term "dental public health" - Science of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health through organized community efforts 1. Target population 2. Resources 3. Community/Public Health 4. Delivery: system-infrastructure, workforce Explore roles within dental public health arena - 1. Education of health 2. Research 3. Group dental care programs 4. Preventing and controlling disease in community Private VS Public Health Care - PRIVATE PUBLIC -Individual -Assessment/Exam -Treatment Plan -Carry out treatment -Payment -Evaluation PUBLIC -Survey -Analysis -Program Plan -Program Operation -Finance -Appraisal (only way to keep funding) Criteria for Public Health problem solution - 1. Proven to reduce the target disease 2. Medically and dentally safe 3. Easily and effectively implemented 4. Potency maintained for substantial time period 5. Attainable by ANYONE 6. Effective immediately 7. Affordable What 5 elements does a healthy person incorporate? - Physical Emotional Mental Social Spiritual Determine criteria that need to be present for a public health problem to exist - 1. disease/threat widespread 2. disease can be prevented, alleviated, or cured 3. knowledge and awareness is present but not being applied 4. an existing perception that the condition is a public health problem on part of the public, government/public health authorities Who is in charge of the dental public health for the United Nations? - WHO: World Health Organization Name and describe the 3 levels of organization of dental public health - Federal: Department of Human and Health Services (DHHS) State: State Health Departments Local: Services Performed How does Federal implement public health services? - Water fluoridation, sanitation, financed VA hospitals and state hospitals, emphasis on child care, NIH, IHS What are the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century? - 1. Vaccination 2. Motor vehicle safety 3. Workplace safety 4. Infections disease control 5. Reduction in death from coronary heart disease and stroke 6. Safer and healthier foods 7. Healthier mothers and babies 8. Family planning 9. Fluoridating drinking water 10. Recognition of tobacco use as health hazard What does the State Health Department do? How are they funded? - Focus on prevention programs, track communicable disease, provide lab services, H2O fluoridation, food and drug control, sanitation, nutritional services State and local tax, some federal grants What does the Local public health services provide? How are they funded? - They get work done! Concerned with implementation of programs/clinics Property tax, local tax payers, donations, community organizations, very little federal money Who is the Surgeon General?? *bonus* Who is the Secretary of HHS? - -Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy M.D. Secretary of HHS: Sylvia Mathews Burwell