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Dental public health II (100 Flash cards)

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- 1Describe an interventional/experimental study investigating caries?Intake of sugars were altered and the development of caries altered such as the Vipeholm study which involved 964 patients in institution. Sugars were given in various forms to create test groups.
Sugar had a topical effect.
The frequency of sugar consumption was identified as more important than the amount.
- 2What is the UK optimum level of fluoridation of water?1ppm

- 3What does the level of water fluoridation vary between in Scotland?0.001ppm -1ppm

- 4What is the aim of dental services?To provide the opportunity for everyone to retain a healthy functional dentition for life by preventing what is preventable and containing the remaining disease by the efficient use and distribution of treatment resources.

- 5What should dental services be? (5A's)- available
- accessible
- affordable
- acceptable
- accommodating
- 6What are some individual barriers to the access of dental services?- Psychosocial factors (e.g. fear & anxiety)
- Cultural aspects
- Financial
- 7What are some barriers to access of services regarding the dental profession?- Inappropriate manpower resources
- Uneven geographical distribution
- 8What are some societal barriers to the access of dental services?- Physical structure
- Inadequate oral health man power planning
- 9What are the two divisions of dental services in the UKPrimary care - general and public
Secondary care - general hospitals and dental hospitals
- 10How are GDPs and independent contractors paid?Hydrid system of pay: partial capitation (continuing care arrangement) and item of service fee structure detailed in the SDR

- 11What is the SDR?Statement of Dental Renumeration - amount dentist is paid by NHS for each specific treatment

- 12How are public dental services paid and what do they do?Employed by NHS boards and are salaried.
- Provide dental services to patients with special care needs as well as rural areas.
_ Provide a full range of NHS dental services and work within premises owned by NHS scotland
- Cannot provide any private treatment at all, must follow the SDR
- 13What is Alma Ata?Declaration defining key public health principles of primary healthcare.

- 14What are the Alma Ata principles?What are the Alma Ata principles?
- Equitable (fair) distribution of services
- Focus on prevention
- Use of appropriate technology
- Multi-sectorial working
- Community participation
- 15What are the 4 main principles of medical ethics?- respect for autonomy
- Beneficence
- non-maleficence
- justice
- 16For a disease to be considered a public health problem what criteria must it meet one or more of?- Must be widespread or serious
- Have severe consequences to the community or individuals
- Costs to community and individuals are great
- Must be effective methods available to prevent, alleviate or cure.
- 17What are the objectives of strategy design? ARMPITS- Appropriate
- Realistic
- Measurable
- Positive
- Important
- Timed
- Stated
- 18What are the key stages of the planning cycle for addressing a public health problem?- Identify problem
- Design a strategy
- Implement the strategy
- Monitor and evaluate
- 19What are the outlined factors of Ottawa Charter for health promotion?- Build a healthy public policy
- Create supportive environments
- Strengthen community action
- Develop personal skills
- Re-orient health services
- 20What are the two groups of factors outlining the social determinants of health?1. Structural determinants of health (unequal distribution of money, power, goods &services, globally, nationally and locally)
2. Conditions of daily life (unfairness of immediate, visible circumstances in peoples lives e.g. access to school, education, healthcare etc)
- 21What are some downstream interventions for addressing dental health inequalities/problems?- Chair side education
- School dental health education
- Clinical Prevention
- 22What are some upstream interventions for addressing dental health inequalities/problems?- National and local policy initiatives
- Legislation
- 23Public healthThe science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical and mental health and efficiency through organized community efforts.

- 24Health defined by the World Health OrganizationA state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

- 25The Institute of Medicine identifies these core functions to be conducted by government agenciesAssessment, Policy development, Assurance, and Serving all functions.

- 26AssessmentIncludes activities such as performing public health surveillance, collecting and interpreting data, finding case applications, and evaluating outcomes of programs and policies.

- 27Policy developmentThe process by which society makes decisions about problems, chooses goals and strategies to address the problems, and allocates resources to reach them. Development of comprehensive public health policies based on scientific evidence.

- 28AssuranceProvision of services necessary to achieve agreed-upon health goals related to improving the health of the public

- 29Serving all functionsResearch for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

- 30Public health goalsPrevent epidemics and the spread of disease; protect against environmental hazards, prevent injuries, promote and encourage healthy behaviors, respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery, and ensure the quality and accessibility of health servicesl

- 31Dental public health definedThe science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts.

- 32Great public health achievements of the 20th centuryVaccination, motor vehicle safety, workplace safety, control of infectious disease, safer and healthier food, family planning, community water fluoridation, healthier mothers and babies, decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke, recognition of tobacco as a hazard.

- 33Levels of Public HealthIncludes Local, State(Medicaid and CHIP), National(NIH, CDC, PHS, IHS, DOD) and International(WHO). Each level supports the activities of the others, but one level is not directly controlled by another level. Programs at lower levels are often funded by grants from higher levels.

- 34National Institutes of HealthThe government's medical research organization. Conducts epidemiologic research, provides science transfer and publishes and distributes educational materials.

- 35Centers for Disease ControlProvides a system of health surveillance to prevent the outbreak of diseases and monitor any that do occur.

- 36The Department of Health and Human ServicesThe government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. The secretary of the department is appointed by the president of the United States.

- 37US Public Health Service (PHS)Works to improve and advance the health of our nation's people.

- 38Food and Drug AdministrationEnsures the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products, and medical devices. Regulates dental products, materials, and equipment.

- 39Children's Health Insurance ProgramProvides health insurance to vulnerable children throughout the United States.

- 40Women, Infant, Children(WIC) preventive educatorFederal Dental Hygiene setting under the Department of Agriculture

- 41MedicaidThe program that traditionally funds dental care to the indigent population and is administrated by states.

- 42PluralismRefers to the way of organizing and providing health care services because of the diversity of values, populations, and entities involved.

- 43DemandThe particular or desired frequency of dental care utilized by a population.

- 44SupplyThe amount of dental care services available

- 45UtilizationThe number of dental care services actually consumed, not just desired.

- 46Federally qualified health center(FQHC)Means that they qualify for enhanced reimbursement from Medicaid and other benefits. Must provide services for an underserved area or population, offer a sliding fee scale, provide comprehensive services, have an ongoing quality assurance program, and have a governing board of directors.

- 47NeedA normative, professional judgment as to the amount and kind of health care services required to attain or maintain health.

- 48ExecutiveBranch of the federal government that has a direct impact on dental care delivery

- 49Primary preventionThe employment of strategies and agents to forestall the onset of disease, reverse its progress, or arrest its process before treatment becomes necessary.

- 50Secondary preventionEmploys routine treatment methods to terminate the disease process and/restore tissues to as nearly normal as possible, this can also be called restorative care.

- 51Tertiary preventionEmploys strategies to replace lost tissues through rehabilitation. The use of prosthetics to replace missing limbs is an example. Also, to stop an infection and prevent the loss of a tooth due to tooth decay

- 52Socioeconomic Status, (SES)An individual's comparative social and economic standing within a community.

- 53MalpracticeA professional's negligence by act or omission when the care provided is not within the accepted standards of practice and negatively affects the patient's well-being.

- 54The private practice treatment plan is based on diagnosis, professional judgment, client's needs and priorities. What is the comparison in the Community Oral Health Practice?Program plan based on data analysis, community priorities, and resources available.

- 55Assessment in the Community Oral Health PracticeSurvey of community oral health status; situation analysis including assessment of population demographics, culture, mobility, economic resources, and infrastructure,

- 56Diagnosis in private practice is comprised of client's oral health needs. What is the Community Oral Health Practice comparison?Analysis of survey data to determine the oral health needs of the population.

- 57World Health Organization (WHO)*Defines health as a complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
body that addresses unmet oral health needs of global populations in its commitment to improve oral health as an integral part of general health.
- 58PUBLIC HEALTH -clinician -researcher -educator -administrator -corporate -entrepreneurRoles of the DH

- 59Neednormative, professional judgement as to the amount and kind of services required to attain or maintain health

- 60demandthe particular or desired frequency of dental care utilized by a population

- 61supplyamount of dental care services available

- 62utilizationthe number of dental services actually consumed not just desired

- 63learning ladder*depicts an individual's natural progression from knowledge absorption to value adoption
-unawareness
-awareness
-self-interest
-involvement
-action
-habit
- 64Classifications of Dental Caries ExaminationsComplete-comprehensive including all tests
limited-mouth, mirror, explorer, adequate illumination, bite wings and PA's
inspection-most common type,mouth mirror explorer and adequate illumination
screening-least valid type, tongue depressor and available illumination
- 65desirable characteristics of a dental index-clarity
-simplicity
-objectivity
-validity
-reliability
-quantifiability
-sensitivity
-acceptability
- 66Teeth used in Ramfjord Index3, 8, 14, 19, 24, 30

- 67plaque control record (PCR)recorde presence of bacterial plaque on INDIVIDUAL tooth surfaces

- 68Plaque Index (PI)assesses the THICKNESS of plaque in the gingival area in evaluating each of the four tooth surfaces, for plaque retention

- 69Gingival Bleeding Index (GBI)assesses presence of gingival inflammation by bleeding from interproximal sulcus

- 70Periodontal Index (PI)Measures periodontal disease in populations based on clinical exam alone or combined with radiographic evaluation

- 71Institutional Review Board (IRB)A committee that is in charge of research to review every experiment for ethics and methodology.

- 72literature reviewa review of all pertinent reports and studies to determine what is currently known about the issue

- 73HISTORICAL research approachdetermine the meaning of past events

- 74QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL research approachapproximates true experimental approach but lacks control of true experimentation

- 75retrospective studylooks backward to investigate a group of people with a particular disease (medical records)

- 76Random Samplebest way to ensure adequate representation in an experiment

- 77best way to ensure adequate representation in an experimentsamples every (Nth) subject

- 78interval scalea scale of measurement in which the intervals between numbers on the scale are all EQUAL in size

- 79correlationa mutual relationship or connection between two or more things that CAN be measured mathematically

- 80p-value (probability value)probability that the findings of a study are due to chance

- 81Type 2 Errorbeta B
the null hypothesis is ACCEPTED, but it is actually FALSE and should have been rejected
- 82approximately ____________ of adults in the US has at least 1 tooth with decay85%

- 83root caries affects approximately__________ of adults over the age of _________50%; 75

- 84***Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) effects ________ of the U.S population it is found in ____________of individuals from lower socioeconomic populations15%-45%****
75%-90%
- 85Peer reviewreview for content and accuracy by other dental health researchers

- 86ADA sealawarded for 3 years

- 87abstractoutlines the study's content by concisely stating its purpose, intent, previous findings, methodology, results, and suggestions

- 88-educational -written examination requirement -jurisprudence requirement -clinical examination -National Board Dental Hygiene ExaminationDH licensure requirements

- 89Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)federal government agency that issues guidelines relative to protection and manners to improve health and prevent the outbreak of disease and monitoring of any that do occur

- 90Indian Health Services (IHS)provides 1.8 million Native/Alaskan Americans with medical and dental care

- 91DMFT ages and mean12; 35-45; 65 years or older
0.0-1.1=low
6.6+=high
1.2-6.5= normal
- 92direct supervisionDDS must be ON SITE

- 93general supervisionDDS do NOT need to be on-site while tx is rendered.
DDS prescibe DH care
- 94independent supervisionDH to practice their own facilities only if the pt is REFERRED by a DDS

- 95unsupervised, independent supervisionDH decide tx and render care in their own facilities or in the public w/o referral needed.

- 96Capitation planprovider contracts with a program to provide all or most dental services to the program's subscribers in return for payment on a per capita basis

- 97deductibleamount that an individual enrolled in an insurance plan must pay for covered services before the insurance entity begins paying

- 98dental planthe prioritization of goals and objectives and the development of strategies and a blueprint

- 99premiumamount paid for insurance coverage

- 100-legislative- makes laws -executive- carries out laws -judicial- interpretsbranches of government

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