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Meaning of Epidemiology |
Epi - Among/Upon Demi - People/District Ology - Study |
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What are the various groups of Epidemiology |
Oxford Dictionaries Columbia School of Public Health National Institutes of Health |
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deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health. |
Oxford Dictionaries |
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study of the " distribution and determinants" of diseases or disorders within groups of people, and the development of knowledge on how to prevent and control them
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Columbia school of Public Health |
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investigates all the factors that determine the presence or absence of diseases and disorders. To understand how many people have a disease or disorder, if those numbers are changing, and how the disorder affects society and economy. |
National Institutes of Health |
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Study of origin and cause of diseases in a community. |
Epidemiology |
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Epidemiology defined as the study of the __, ___ and ___ in human population. |
frequency, distribution and determinants of morbidity and mortality in human population. |
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What is frequency |
Tally |
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What is distribution |
What areas are has so many cases |
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Morbility |
Fill up clearance |
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Count of number of deaths |
Mortality |
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Epidemiological studies are performed for the purpose of: |
Controlling disease Understanding disease dynamic Promote health |
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Epidemiology in oral health is an increasing field of knowledge for scientific research, providing a tool that combines clinical dental care models to optimal protocols. |
Epidemiology of Oral Health |
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Profound knowledge about oral pathologies and the association with bio-psychosocial factors.
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Epidemiology of Oral Health |
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It is understood that epidemiology can confer a predictive significance to clinical data, becoming very useful in implementing preventive strategies to reduce the incidence of dental problems.
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Epidemiology of Oral Health |
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major public (ORAL) health problems |
Dental Caries & Periodontal disease |
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What is Epidemiology in Oral Health |
• Scientific research • Knowledge in Oral Pathologies • Reduce incidence of dental problems • Identify & monitoring of prevalence • Predict clinical data |
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Studies conducted in the field of oral epidemiology provide information on normal biological processes and on diseases of the oral cavity, identify populations at risk of oral disease or in need of specific care, |
Epidemiology of Dental Caries |
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compare regional, environmental, social, and access similarities and differences in dental care between populations. |
Epidemiology of Dental Caries |
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Oral epidemiology also tests preventive interventions for controlling disease and evaluates the effectiveness and quality of interventions and oral health programs |
Epidemiology of Dental Caries |
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Dental caries is a serious public health issue and collecting data on its ___, __, and ___ is an important field in oral epidemiology.
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Prevalence, Incidence, & Trends |
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Definition of terms of Epidemiology of Dental caries |
Incidence Prevalence Trends |
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the number of new cases of a disease or disorder in a population over a period of time. |
Incidence |
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the number of existing cases of a disease in a population at a given time. |
Prevalence |
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used to describe the prognosis or course of a symptom, disease or methods of disease management. |
Trends |
