Dental Public Health & Research Learning Objectives

Public health is defined as the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals.

• The science of treating diseases in individuals.

• The art of promoting health through personal choices.

• The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals.

• The study of medicine and surgery.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Which of the following best describes the evolution of public health science and practice?

• A gradual shift from infectious disease control to chronic disease prevention and health promotion.

• A focus solely on the development of vaccines and antibiotics.

• An emphasis on individual health rather than community health.

• A static field with no significant changes over time.

Which of the following is a factor affecting dental public health?

• Access to dental care

• Weather conditions

• Political stability

• Technological advancements

What is public health NOT just about?

• Individual medical treatment

• Community well-being

• Disease prevention

• Health education

Public health is concerned with the health of (a)   people.

• some

• all

• few

• no

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Public health focuses on:

• individual patient care

• community and population health

• financial management

• environmental conservation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which of the following is a factor that brings attention to public health?

• Infectious disease outbreaks

• Technological advancements

• Economic growth

• Political stability

Fill in the blank: Secondary Prevention in dental health involves ________ the disease process.

• terminating

• initiating

• ignoring

• accelerating

What is included in primary prevention in dental care?

• Dental restorations

• Oral evaluation

• Prosthodontics

• Implants

Match the levels of dental prevention with their corresponding therapies and services.

• Dental restorations

• Tertiary prevention

• Prosthodontics

• Primary prevention

• Oral evaluation

• Secondary prevention