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Dental Public Health & Research Contemporary Practice for the Dental Hygienist

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Dental Public Health & Research: Contemporary Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 3/eChristine Nielsen Nathe

Dental Public HealthReview

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• 24 items• Testlet format• Key concepts• Use your knowledge

DPH Comprises 12% of the Entire Examination



Board Specifics

• Promoting health and preventing disease within groups (5)

• Participating in community Programs (11)– Assessing populations and defining objectives

(5)– Designing, implementing, and evaluating

programs (6)

• Analyzing scientific information, understanding statistical concepts, and applying research results (8)



• Population specific• Program planning order• Health theories• Educational/promotional activity• Research related

Testlets



Topics to Review

• Standard deviation• Deft• Which population to serve• .2% NaF for weekly application• H20 Fl = sodium silicofluoride



Testlets (cont'd)

• Know how to formulate an objective• Always remember importance of referral• Cost effectiveness!• Involve local leaders



• Committee formation should include those involved in objective if possible• Medline for search• Significance level=.05 p level• Central tendencies

Testlets (cont'd)



Testlets (cont'd)

• Know dental Indices• Figure out which population to serve• Assessment needed



Historical Aspect

• How did we begin?• Mass education and treatment –

prevention



Dental Care Delivery

• Medicaid—Title XIX• Dental labor force issues

– Need– Demand– Utilization– Supply



Target Populations

• Generalizations needed• Barriers to care• Leadership groups• Influence of community leaders• SES• Cultural diversity and sensitivity



• Assess population first• Health education• Health promotion• Health education

– Change values– Practice healthy behaviors

Lesson Plan Development



• Stages of learning • Health belief model• Empowerment theories• Motivational theories• Maslow’s hierarchy

Health Education Theories and Models



Program Planning

• Assessment• Dental hygiene diagnosis• Planning• Implementation• Evaluation



Evaluation

• Quantitative• Qualitative• Summative • Formative



Dental Indices

• Decay• Periodontal diseases• Gingivitis• Bleeding• Plaque, debris, calculus• Dental fluorosis• Orthodontic• Cleft lip/palate• Oral cancer



Oral Epidemiology

• Mortality• Morbidity• Prevalence• Incidence• Epidemic• Endemic• Pandemic

• Risk factors• Surveillance• Validity• Reliability



Research Methods

• Placebo• Blind• Double blind• Crossover• Washout• Split mouth



Research Methods (cont'd)

• Studies– Descriptive– Longitudinal– Prospective– Retrospective



Biostatistics

• Central tendency– Mean– Median– Mode

• Dispersion– Range– Variance– Standard deviation



Distribution

• Normal distribution• Skew• Graphing data

– Bar chart– Histogram– Pie chart– Scattergram– Polygon



Correlation

• Positive• Negative• Perfect or strong• No correlation



Research Methods

• P-values<.05• Level of significance• Sampling

– Random– Systematic– Convenience– Stratified



Critiquing Research

• Purpose• Problem• Literature review • Methods• Results• Peer reviewed• Author affiliation

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