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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.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Epidemiology

Class

2

Community Dental Care Assessment

D. Lab

4

Community Health Provision

P. Lab/O.B.I.

 

Preventive Counseling For Groups

Credit

4

Group Oral Health Education

 

 

Terminology

 

 

Dental Care Systems

 

 

Biostatistics

 

 

Concepts of Dental Research

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DHY 111

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


EPIDEMIOLOGY

2

2

 

Epidemiology

Discuss epidemiology of dental disease

 

 

 

Prevention and control

Discuss measures used in dental diseases prevention and control

 

 

 

COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE ASSESSMENT

2

8

 

Education principles

Employ dental health education principles in planning and implementing community health presentations, including media utilization

 

 

 

Community Dental Care Program

Assess dental needs of a target population through program planning, implementation, and evaluation

 

 

 

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH PROVISION

5

8

 

Dental Services

Utilize dental services for a target population

 

 

 

 

Discuss traditional and nontraditional approaches to dental care provision

 

 

 

Dental Care Payment

Describe mechanisms (e.g. HMO, dental insurance and unions) for the purchases of dental care

 

 

 

Manpower

Discuss the need for and utilization of dental manpower

 

 

 

Quality

Determine mechanisms for monitoring dental care quality

 

 

 

PREVENTATIVE COUNSELING FOR GROUPS

2

6

 

Group Counseling

Provide preventative counseling for groups

 

 

 

PREVENTATIVE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION

 

 

 

Group Education

Provide oral health education to groups

 

 

 

TERMINOLOGY

1

0

 

Terms

Know terms as it relates to community dental health

 

 

 

DENTAL CARE SYSTEMS

1

3

 

Dental Care

Discuss principles of dental public health

 

 

 

 

Discuss dental care delivery systems

 

 

 

BIOSTATISTICS

3

4

 

Biostatistics

Discuss the significance of statistics as it relates to dentistry

 

 

 

 

Know the different testing measurements

 

 

 

CONCEPTS OF DENTAL RESEARCH

2

3

 

Research

Evaluate dental literature and statistical data including research

 

 

 

 

Discuss principles of public health dentistry

 

 

 

 

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. Upper Saddle River: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Gluck, G. & Morganstein, W. (2003). Jong’s Community Dental Health. (5th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

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.

Audiovisuals

American Cancer Society. Smokeless tobacco: Check it out (Video).

American Dental Association. Dental Health Basics (slide). Chicago: Author.

Proctor & Gamble. (2000). The Caries Process & Prevention Strategies. Cincinnati: Crest.

Proctor & Gamble (1996). Comprehensive Care of the Periodontal Patient. Cincinnati.

 

Posted: 10/06/06