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Global Oral Health and Inequalities
Published in Vincent La Placa, Julia Morgan, Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health, 2023
With reference to the discussions in this chapter, begin to reflect upon the following: What is the coverage of oral health services in your own country or region?How is dental care financed in your own country or region?What dental public health initiatives have your country implemented and do these differ from other countries?Identify an area of oral health knowledge that either requires further development, or that you want to research, and decide how you plan to address this.
Dental public health
Published in Siân Griffiths, Davide J Hunter, Sir Kenneth Calman, New Perspectives in Public Health, 2017
Rowena Pennycate, Sara Osborne
This chapter aims to give the reader a broad understanding of the key aspects of dental public health. It covers the diseases, the epidemiology, oral health inequalities, older people, fluoridation, and current challenges and opportunities in dentistry.
Pain Management in Dentistry
Published in Mark V. Boswell, B. Eliot Cole, Weiner's Pain Management, 2005
Dental Public Health: Dental public health is the science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It is that form of dental practice that serves the community rather than the individual as a patient. It is concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis. (Adopted May 1976)
Knowledge on and treatment practices of erosive tooth wear among Finnish dentists
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2021
Hanna Kangasmaa, Tarja Tanner, Marja-Liisa Laitala, Aida Mulic, Simen E. Kopperud, Hannu Vähänikkilä, Vuokko Anttonen, Viivi Alaraudanjoki
The questionnaire was used previously in similar studies in Norway in 2012 [7] and in Iceland in 2018 [8]. The original questionnaire was translated into English by a Norwegian research group, and the English version was translated into Finnish by two of the authors (TT, VA). The questionnaire consisted of questions on respondents’ gender, age, work experience (<10 yrs/≥10 yrs), and practice location (province). Because of the differences between the practices in Finland and Norway, some minor modifications were made to the questionnaire. In addition to the original questionnaire, dentists were asked whether they were general practitioners or specializing/specialized dentists. The options for the field of specialty were Cariology and Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Stomatognathic Physiology, Periodontology, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Oral Surgery, Radiology and Pathology, Dental Public Health, and some other specialty. For the analyses, field of specialty was categorized as (1) cariology, (2) prosthodontics and stomatognathic physiology, (3) other specialties, and (4) general dentists. The reason for this grouping was that in Finland, dentists who are specialists in cariology or prosthodontics mainly carry out the most difficult restorative treatments for ETW patients. Additionally, the location was categorized according to University hospital districts (South/North/East/West/Central Finland). For the analyses of the treatment decisions in the patient case, options restoring with glass ionomer cement, composite filling material and compomer were combined as restorative filling.
Prevalence of dental anxiety and associations with oral health, psychological distress, avoidance and anticipated pain in adolescence: a cross-sectional study based on the Tromsø study, Fit Futures
Published in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 2019
Hege Nermo, Tiril Willumsen, Jan-Are K. Johnsen
In conclusion, severe DA in adolescence is a dental public health challenge and this study shows that DA is a hindrance to seeking dental treatment irrespective of dental status. Dental anxiety should have a higher focus on preventive oral health strategies and have a higher priority on public dentistry to avoid this problem to escalate into adulthood.
Creating a test blueprint for a progress testing program: A paired-comparisons approach
Published in Medical Teacher, 2018
HsingChi von Bergmann, Ruth A. Childs
Table 2 also presents the preliminary weights that were computed during the workshop based on the proportion of judgments that favored each category. For e.g. “Dental Public Health” has a weight of 4% because, of the 792 votes (36 comparisons by 22 participants), 34 votes favored “Dental Public Health”.