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Policy development
Comprehensive PH policies
Use scientific knowledge
Policy development
Comprehensive PH policies
Use scientific knowledge
Assurance
Involves:
Key policy makers
Action through regulation
Provide needed services
Policy development
Comprehensive PH policies
Use scientific knowledge
PH Essential services
-Monitor health status to ID and monitor community health pxs
-Diagnose and investigate health pxs, hazards in community
-Inform, educate, empower about health issues
-Mobilize community partnerships and actions to ID and solve health pxs
-Develop policies and plans
-Enforce laws and regulations
-Links people to services
-Assures competent public and personal HC force
-Evaluates effectiveness accessibility, quality of health services
-Researches for new insights and innovative solutions to health pxs

Assurance
Involves:
Key policy makers
Action through regulation
Provide needed services
Assessment
Info on health of community:
Collect
Analyze
Assemble
Makes available
Community health needs
3 core functions of public health
Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Dean's Fluorosis Index
Codes and criteria
1. Normal
2. Questionable
3. Very mild
4. Moderate
5. Severe
Oral epidemiology
Study of distribution and determinants of oral disease and injury in human populations
Deans fluorosis Index
Measure prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis
Based on the 2 most affected teeth
If 2 teeth not equally affected score for less affected of 2 is recorded
Dean's Fluorosis Index
Codes and criteria
1. Normal
2. Questionable
3. Very mild
4. Moderate
5. Severe
DFI - Mild
White opacity more than 25% but less than 50%
DFI - Normal
Enamel surface smooth
Glossy usually pale creamy white
Policy development
Comprehensive PH policies
Use scientific knowledge
Assurance
Involves:
Key policy makers
Action through regulation
Provide needed services
3 categories of barriers to care
Structural
Financial
Personal cultural
ACSD
Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilties
Dental care for children
Mental or physical conditions
Ministry of community and social services and Ministry of children services
Structural barrier to care
Relates to provider :
Number
Type
Concentration
Location
Organizational configuration
Financial barrier to care
Cannot afford to pay for service
Providers not want to treat those with lower fee guide
Data - oral health surveillance
Used for public health :
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Oral health surveillance
Ongoing systematic:
Collection
Analysis
Interpretation
Defined by CDC and prevention
ODSP
Ontario disability support program
Basic dental tx
Program participant
Spouse
Dependent children up to 18
CINOT
children in need of tx
Low income dental care
17 and under
Screening of school children
ID treatment needs
6 health competencies
Assessing and diagnosing community health needs
Planning , implementing, evaluating CH programs
Health education
Research and epidemiology
Health policy and health care infrastructure
Advocacy and change agent
PH Essential services
-Monitor health status to ID and monitor community health pxs
-Diagnose and investigate health pxs, hazards in community
-Inform, educate, empower about health issues
-Mobilize community partnerships and actions to ID and solve health pxs
-Develop policies and plans
-Enforce laws and regulations
-Links people to services
-Assures competent public and personal HC force
-Evaluates effectiveness accessibility, quality of health services
-Researches for new insights and innovative solutions to health pxs

Disparities
-Certain subgroups affected
more by disease than other groups
-Differences in health status between groups
OCDO - Office of chief dental officer
- Created 2004
- improve oral health status of Cdns
- increase prevention of oral disease through awareness
CINOT
children in need of tx
Low income dental care
17 and under
Screening of school children
ID treatment needs
Deans fluorosis Index
Measure prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis
Based on the 2 most affected teeth
If 2 teeth not equally affected score for less affected of 2 is recorded
Deans fluorosis Index
Measure prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis
Based on the 2 most affected teeth
If 2 teeth not equally affected score for less affected of 2 is recorded
Mortality
Rates of death
Rates of deaths
Mortality rates
First step of a study design in looking at disease
Descriptive
Treatment urgency scale - 1
Early dental care recommended within several weeks
Caries present but no accompanying signs or symptoms
Spontaneous bleeding
Suspicious white or red soft area
I'll fitting denture
Descriptive studies
Looks at prevalence of disease by person, place and time to describe higher risk groups of disease development
Study amount and distribution of disease
Who is affected
Where cases occur
When cases occur

Undertaken when little is known of epidemiology of disease
ASTDD TREATMENT URGENCY
Three level treatment urgency scale
Developed in 1999
Used by most public health programs
Improved reliability
Morbidity
Rates of disease
Reliability
Different observers looking at same phenomenon
Report similar levels
Particular technique applied repeatedly yields the same result each time
Descriptive studies
Looks at prevalence of disease
eg Cross sectional
Disease status and exposure to risk factors measured at one point in time
eg oral health status survey
Indices
Graduated
Numerical scale
Upper and lower limits
Measure disease severity not just incidence and prevalence

Descriptive studies
Looks at prevalence of disease
eg Cross sectional
Disease status and exposure to risk factors measured at one point in time
eg oral health status survey
Prevalence rates
Describes the amount of any particular illness in a population
Unusually high incidence of disease for a population
Epidemic
Components of community health program
Mission statement
Goals
Objectives
Interventions
What is a mission statement
single statement that expresses a broad, overarching purpose for the programs existence
Serves as a broad, long term program guide
should not include goals , objectives, interventions
How is mission statement written?
To + directional statement + quality of life or category of service area + target group
Program goals
Address identified needs
More specific than mission statement
Can be more than 1 goal
Broad based statements of desired long term/short term changes
If achieved alleviate identified needs
Program goal statements?
To + directional statement + need area + target population
Program objectives
Designed to meet goals
More specific than goals
They guide program interventions
Address needs and reasons for needs by focus groups
Program objective statements
To + directional statement + change in client or environment + target population
SMART formula what is it?
Guide for writing program objectives
SMART
Specific
Measurable
Appropriate
Realistic/related
Time bound
SPECIFIC
Focus and precision
Eliminates confusion
Allows easier measurement
Easier documentation
MEASURABLE
Easy to ***** to gauge progress of program
APPROPRIATE
Needs of groups central focus of program
End result easily attainable
REALISTIC/RELATED
Achievable yet challenging objectives
These help to motivate those involved
Directly related to expected outcomes
TIME BOUND
Timescale needs to be specified
To assess changes achieved
Intermediate or end of program outcomes
INTERVENTIONS
Task oriented
Matched to goals
Identify what program is providing
4 types of program intervention
4 types of program interventions
Educational
Direct service
Organizational
Power
Program interventions statements
To + action term + units of service + target population
Planning process
Structured guides or tools
Several planning models
7 critical features of effective program development
Cost effective
Proactive approach
Sufficient community resources
Common risk factors
Targeted interventions Community recognized need
Community acceptance
7 critical features of effective program development
Cost effective
Proactive approach
Sufficient community resources
Common risk factors
Targeted interventions Community recognized need
Community acceptance
Reasons for conducting a needs assessment include ?
Identifying the extent and severity of a need
Assessing cause of problem
Determining resources needed for a program
Establishing priorities
Program interventions statements
To + action term + units of service + target population
Direct program activities
Involved in delivery of intervention
Reviewing materials
drafting a lesson plan
developing printing handouts scheduling / Running a pilot test
Evaluating/revising/scheduling the lesson
Indirect activities
Behind the scenes activities
Supportive in nature
Record keeping
Secretarial support
Equipment maintenance
Components of a typical planning process
Community needs assessment CHNA
Determines extent of needs
Collect, analysis, interpretation of info
Foundation for effective program planning and successful program development
Components of a typical planning process
Community needs assessment CHNA
Determines extent of needs
Collect, analysis, interpretation of info
Foundation for effective program planning and successful program development
CHNA PURPOSE
Collection of facts
Identification of needs
Analysis of needs
Prioritization of needs
What is the heart of the program plan?
Goals and objectives
"To improve the health if anytown citizens" is example of?
Mission statement
Examples of direct program activity
Toothbrushing education
Data collection
Convening a task force
Developing a lesson plan
"To decrease the consumption of high sugar beverages of anytown public school". Is example of
Program objectives
"To decrease the consumption of high sugar beverages of anytown public school". Is example of
Program objectives
"To decrease dental caries of anytown citizens" is an example of?
Program goal
"To decrease dental caries of anytown citizens" is an example of?
Program goal
"To ban soft drinks at anytown high school" is an example of?
Program intervention
Components of typical planning process
Community needs assessment
Collect the facts
Demographic data
Community knowledge and self care practices
Oral health status indicators
Impact if oral health levels facts about dental resources and existing programs
Investigation of other interested agencies and advisory groups of key leaders and stakeholders
Epidemiology
Study of distribution and determinants of disease and injuries in the human population
A disease constantly and persistently in a population
Endemic
4 parts of epidemiological triangle
Time
Environment
Agent
Host
Number of new disease cases that have occurred during a specific time
Incidence
First step of a study design in looking at disease
Descriptive
Study design following a group of people
Prospective cohort study
Types of epidemiological studies
Descriptive
Analytic
Experimental
Observational
Analytic studies
Aetiology leads already available
Experimental or observational studies
Impact if controlled factor
Descriptive studies
Looks at prevalence of disease
eg Cross sectional
Disease status and exposure to risk factors measured at one point in time
eg oral health status survey
What is validity
Does an instrument or induce measure what irbid intended to measure
Morbidity
Rates of disease
Mortality
Death rates in a population
Indices
Graduated
Numerical scale
Upper and lower limits
Measure disease severity not just incidence and prevalence

Purpose of CHNA
Collection of facts
Identification of needs
Analysis of needs
Prioritization of needs
Treatment urgency scale of 0
no obvious problems
Routine dental care recommended
Treatment urgency scale - 1
Early care within several weeks
Caries without S&S
Spontaneous bleeding
White/red soft tissue areas
I'll fitting denture

Treatment urgency scale - 2
Urgent care within 24 hours
S&S = pain, infection, swelling, soft tissue ulceration of more than 2 weeks
Deans fluorosis Index
Measure prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis
Based on the 2 most affected teeth
If 2 teeth not equally affected score for less affected of 2 is recorded
Dean's Fluorosis Index
Codes and criteria
1. Normal
2. Questionable
3. Very mild
4. Moderate
5. Severe
DFI - Normal
Enamel surface smooth
Glossy usually pale creamy white
SFI- Questionable
Slight enamel aberrations
Few white flecks to occasional spots
DFI - Very mild
Scattered - small opaque paper white areas
Less than 25% labial surfaces
DFI - Mild
White opacity more than 25% but less than 50%
CPITN
Community periodontal index of treatment needs
Used to evaluate periodontal status rather than periodontal treatment needs now
Ramfjord Index Teeth
Used for time saving
Evaluate subset of teeth
16, 21, 24, 36, 41, 44
Maxillary right first molar, left central incisor, left first premolar,
mandibular left first molar, right central incisor, right first premolar,
Measuring dental caries
Permanent: Coronal caries
-DMF INDEX
Primary: Coronal caries.
-df index
-dmf index
DMFT - 0 to 28
DMFS - 0 to 128
Decayed missing filled teeth
Decayed missing filled surfaces
DMFT
Decayed - loss of enamel tooth structure
Missing - tooth loss due to caries
Filled - Restorative treatment due to caries
Lost teeth due to ortho or injury not included in missing
Third molars often excluded
DMFS
Score 0 to 128
16 posterior X 5 surfaces
12 anterior X 4 surfaces
df index
dmf index
Modified DMF for use in primary teeth
dft decayed, filled teeth
dfs decayed, filled surfaces
missing teeth not included in index because cannot alway determine why teeth not present exfoliation, extraction
Less than 5 years can use dmft or dmfs
Greater than 5 years in exfoliation stage: dft or dfs must be used
DFI - Moderate
Enamel surfaces significant wear
Brown stain disfiguring feature
DFI - Severe
General form of tooth may be affected
Pitted and worn areas
Widespread brown stains
Corroded appearance of teeth
Indices for perio status
CPI - Community Periodontal Index
GI - Gingival Index
LOA - Scoring Loss Of Attachment
OHI-S - Simplified Oral Hygiene Index
PI1 - Plaque Index
CPI - Community Periodontal Index
***** and described periodontal status of a community
Promoted by WHO
Evaluates bleeding, calculus, pockets
Does not measure attachment loss or pocket depth

CPI
0 - Healthy
1 - Bleeding observed after probing
2 - Calculus
3 - Pocket 4-5mm
4 - Pocket 6mm >
X - Excluded sextant < 2 teeth
9 - Not recorded
Gingival Index - GI
Probe inserted into sulcus and gently swept around tooth
M, D, Bu, Li surfaces of each tooth scored 0-3 based on criteria
Gingival Index - GI
0 - normal gingival
1 - mild inflammation, no BOP
2 - moderate inflammation redness, edema, BOP
3 - severe inflammation marked redness, edema, ulceration and spontaneous bleeding
LOA - Scoring Loss of Attachment
Codes and criteria recommended by WHO
Record loss of attachment in community based surveys
LOA - Scoring Loss of Attachment
0 - LOA 0-3mm
1 - LOA 4-5mm
2 - LOA 6-8mm
3 - LOA 9-11mm
4 - LOA 12mm and greater
X - excluded sextant
9 - Not recorded
RCI ROOT CARIES INDEX
Measure of root caries that includes the number of exposed root surfaces as the denominator
3 core functions of public health
Assessment
Policy development
Assurance
Policy development
Comprehensive PH policies
Use scientific knowledge
Assurance
Involves:
Key policy makers
Action through regulation
Provide needed services
PH Essential services
-Monitor health status to ID and monitor community health pxs
-Diagnose and investigate health pxs, hazards in community
-Inform, educate, empower about health issues
-Mobilize community partnerships and actions to ID and solve health pxs
-Develop policies and plans
-Enforce laws and regulations
-Links people to services
-Assures competent public and personal HC force
-Evaluates effectiveness accessibility, quality of health services
-Researches for new insights and innovative solutions to health pxs

6 health competencies
Assessing and diagnosing community health needs
Planning , implementing, evaluating CH programs
Health education
Research and epidemiology
Health policy and health care infrastructure
Advocacy and change agent
10 greatest public health achievements
1- vaccination
2- motor vehicle safety
3- work place safety
4- infectious disease control
5- death reduction from heart disease and CVA
6- safer healthier food
7- healthier mothers and babies
8- family planning
9- Fluoridated drinking water
10- recognition of tobacco use hazards

Disparities
-Certain subgroups affected
more by disease than other groups
-Differences in health status between groups
Oral health disparities
- age
- sex
- race/ethnicity
- SES
- language
- geography
- medical status
- lifestyle
- demographics
CINOT
children in need of tx
Low income dental care
17 and under
Screening of school children
ID treatment needs
ODSP
Ontario disability support program
Basic dental tx
Program participant
Spouse
Dependent children up to 18
OW Ontario Works
Through ministry of community and social services
Basic coverage up to 18
Discretionary coverage - adults
Each municipality decides level of coverage
Federally funded dental care programs
IFPH- interim federal health program - EMERG dentistry refugees
DVA - department of veteran affairs - basic coverage to qualifying veterans of CAF
FNIHB - First Nations Inuit health branch - covers registrants under Indian Act
Structural barrier to care
Relates to provider :
Number
Type
Concentration
Location
Organizational configuration
Cultural barrier to care
Beliefs of tx or providers
Fear of tx or providers
Oral health surveillance
Ongoing systematic:
Collection
Analysis
Interpretation
Defined by CDC and prevention
Leveraging resources
Response to difficulty trying to provide programs dependent on government funding
Greatly expands program potential
Combine resources with other programs
Community coalitions/partners to achieve mutual goals
Barriers to care
Structural
Financial
Personal cultural
Financial barriers to care
Patients inability to pay
Refusal of HCW to service those on lower fee guide or financial restrictions
"To decrease the consumption of high sugar beverages of anytown public school". Is example of
Program objectives
Endemic
Constant presence of disease within a given population
Endemic
Constant presence of disease within a given population
Epidemic
Occurrence of disease in a given population or geographic area clearly exceeds normal expectancy
Endemic
Constant presence of disease within a given population
Epidemic
Occurrence of disease in a given population or geographic area clearly exceeds normal expectancy
Pandemic
Worldwide epidemic
Surveillance
Ongoing systematic collection, analysis,and interpretation of outcome specific data for use in planning, implementing and evaluating public health practices