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31 Cards in this Set
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WHO defined health as what?
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“Health comprises complete physical and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease
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Public Health as by Winslow:
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“the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts”
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What is public health concerned about?
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Lifestyle and behavior
The environment Human biology Organizations of health programs and systems |
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What does the public pertain to?
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the community, state, or nation
Public health is people’s health |
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the American Board of Dental Health described Dental Public Health as?
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“the science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health through organized community efforts”
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Dental Public Health is concerned with?
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Dental education of the public
Applied dental research Administration of group dental care programs Prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis |
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Are public health and community health used synonymously?
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Yes
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What does public health aka community health refer to?
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the “effort that is organized by society to protect, promote and restore health and quality of life of the people”
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Population Health definition:
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“the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group”
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What is the goal of Population health?
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An approach to health with a goal to improve the health of the entire population
One major step in achieving this goal is to reduce the health disparities among population groups |
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The field of population health includes
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Health outcomes
Patterns of health determinants and policies and interventions |
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Examples of public health problems include
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Diseases caused by the pollution of the country’s air and water systems
Chronic diseases of the expanding population of older adults Inadequate funding for dental disease in indigent children An increase in violence among youth of today |
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According to Burt and Ecklund, a public health problem must meet what criteria?
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A condition or situation that is a widespread actual or potential cause of morbidity or mortality
An existing perception that the condition is a public health problem on the part of the public, the government, or public health authorities |
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Seven characteristics of public health solutions
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1. Not hazardous to life or function
2.Effective in reducing or preventing the targeted disease or condition 3.Easily and efficiently implemented 4.Potency maintained for a substantial time period 5.Attainable regardless of socioeconomic status 6.Effective immediately upon application 7.Inexpensive and within the means of the community |
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About 99% of adults have had tooth decay by the time they reach their early 40s.
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True
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Sixty percent of adults older than 75 years of age have had root caries.
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True
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Private Practice:
Patient Examination Diagnosis Treatment Planning Treatment Fee/payment Patient Evaluation |
Public Health:
Community Survey Analysis Program Planning Program implementation Budget/financing Program evaluation |
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Formal public health programs are supervised by what division of the government?
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US Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS) |
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The Public Health Service (PHS) is one of four major agencies within the DHHS
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The Public Health Service (PHS) is one of four major agencies within the DHHS
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What does the PHS promote?
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Promotes health standards
Ensures that the highest level of health care is available for all citizens Cooperates with other nations on health projects |
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The 2000 Surgeon General’s Report, Oral Health in America, is a 300-page document with a focus exclusively on oral health issues
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Several federal, state, and local initiatives developed in response to the Surgeon General’s Report, including
Healthy People 2010 The 2003 National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health Healthy People 2020 |
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Core Functions of Public Health
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Assessment
Policy Development Assurance |
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The American Dental Association (ADA) held a first-ever Access to Care Summit in the summer of 2009
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It laid the foundation for a common vision to begin to improve access to oral health care for underserved people. There were 8 areas on which they were to focus.
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In 2005, the ADHA adopted an updated version of the six roles of dental hygienists
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Clinician, educator, researcher, advocate, administrator/manager
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The goal of dental public health is
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optimal oral health for all citizens and universal access to comprehensive dental care
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What year was the creation of the credential Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner?
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June 2004
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What does the (ADHP) American Dental Hygiene Practitioner credential allow RDHs to do?
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Provide diagnostic, restorative, therapeutic services directly to the public.
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Three core public health functions that shape the basic practice of public health at the federal, state, and local levels are?
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Assessment
Policy Development Assurance |
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What is the definition of assessment?
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the regular and systematic collection, assemblage, analysis, and communication on the health of the community
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Epidemiology
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The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in specified populations and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems
Epidemiologists make comparisons by examining the occurrences of the health events, locations, times, and variations to assess the distribution and determinants of health events |
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Epidemiology is based on host factors, agent factors, and environmental factors.
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Epidemiology is based on host factors, agent factors, and environmental factors.
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