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Posted: 10/06/06
DHY 207 – Community Dental Health
Course
Description
Provides students with a broad understanding of the
health care system and an objective view of the significant social, political,
psychological, and economic forces directing the system. Prepares students to
promote oral health and prevent oral disease in a community by meeting specific
dental health of community groups. Topics include: epidemiology, community
dental care assessment, community dental care provision, preventive counseling
for groups, group oral heath education, terminology, dental care systems,
biostatistics, and concepts of dental research.
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Epidemiology |
Class |
2 |
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Community
Dental Care Assessment |
D. Lab |
4 |
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Community
Health Provision |
P.
Lab/O.B.I. |
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Preventive
Counseling For Groups |
Credit |
4 |
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Group
Oral Health Education |
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Terminology |
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Dental
Care Systems |
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Biostatistics |
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Concepts
of Dental Research |
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Prerequisite: |
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Corequisite: |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section,
the student will: |
Hours |
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Class |
D.Lab
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P.Lab/ O.B.I. |
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EPIDEMIOLOGY |
2 |
2
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Epidemiology |
Discuss
epidemiology of dental disease |
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Prevention
and control |
Discuss
measures used in dental diseases prevention and control |
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2 |
8
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Education
principles |
Employ
dental health education principles in planning and implementing community
health presentations, including media utilization |
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Community
Dental Care Program |
Assess
dental needs of a target population through program planning, implementation,
and evaluation |
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COMMUNITY
DENTAL HEALTH PROVISION |
5 |
8
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Dental
Services |
Utilize
dental services for a target population |
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Discuss
traditional and nontraditional approaches to dental care provision |
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Dental
Care Payment |
Describe
mechanisms (e.g. HMO, dental insurance and unions) for the purchases of
dental care |
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Manpower |
Discuss
the need for and utilization of dental manpower |
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Quality |
Determine
mechanisms for monitoring dental care quality |
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PREVENTATIVE
COUNSELING FOR GROUPS |
2 |
6
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Group
Counseling |
Provide
preventative counseling for groups |
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PREVENTATIVE
ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION |
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Group
Education |
Provide
oral health education to groups |
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TERMINOLOGY |
1 |
0
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Terms |
Know
terms as it relates to community dental health |
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DENTAL
CARE SYSTEMS |
1 |
3
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Dental
Care |
Discuss
principles of dental public health |
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Discuss
dental care delivery systems |
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BIOSTATISTICS |
3 |
4
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Biostatistics |
Discuss
the significance of statistics as it relates to dentistry |
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Know the
different testing measurements |
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CONCEPTS
OF DENTAL RESEARCH |
2 |
3
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Research |
Evaluate
dental literature and statistical data including research |
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Discuss
principles of public health dentistry |
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Suggested Resources |
Books
Burt, B.
& Eklund, S. (1999). Dentistry,
Dental Practice and the Community. (5th ed.). PA: Saunders.
DeBiase,
C. (1991). Dental Health Education -
Theory and Practice. MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Gagliaedi,
L. (1999). Dental Health Education -
Lesson Planning & Implementation. CT: Appleton & Lange
Geurink,
K. (2002). Dental Public Health.
Gluck, G.
& Morganstein, W. (2003). Jong’s
Community Dental Health. (5th ed.).
Mason, J.
(2005). Concepts in Dental Public Health.
MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Nathe, C.
(2005). Community Oral Health Practice.
PA: Saunders
Wilkins,
E. (2005). Clinical Practice of the
Dental Hygienist. (9th ed.). MD: Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins.
American Cancer Society.
Smokeless tobacco: Check it out (Video).
American Dental Association.
Dental Health Basics (slide).
Proctor & Gamble. (2000). The
Caries Process & Prevention Strategies.
Proctor & Gamble (1996). Comprehensive
Care of the Periodontal Patient.
Posted: 10/06/06