DHY 251 - Community Oral Health

1. Recognize the connection between people’s health and community oral health
   1. Define the terms health, public health, and dental public health
   2. Identify public health problems within a community
   3. Identify public health measures or solutions
   4. Define dental disease as a public health problem with public health solutions
   5. Explain the role of the government in public health solutions
   6. Discuss the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century
   7. Identify core functions of public health and the essential public health services
   8. Define various roles of the dental hygienist in order to determine how they relate to community oral health practice
2. Consider responsibilities included in a public health career: Program development, implementation and evaluation in a variety of settings
   1. Explain public health career options for dental hygienists
   2. Differentiate between career options available independently and through community agencies
   3. Discuss public health careers as a means of addressing the problem of access to oral health care
   4. Define skills and educational requirements for various roles in public health
   5. Explain the relationship of private practice activities to public health activities
   6. Identify specific careers, categorized by the various roles of the dental hygienist.
3. Describe how community health is affected by social, demographic, political, economic, and technologic changes
   1. Explain the importance of assessment as a core public health function
   2. Describe the roles of public health professionals in assessment
   3. Discuss the basic terms, concepts, and characteristics of epidemiology
   4. Describe the conceptual models that illustrate the determinants of health
   5. Identify the determinants of health that affect the health of individuals and communities
   6. Identify the specific stages of a planning cycle
   7. Discuss a community oral health improvement process
   8. Describe the main steps followed and key activities undertaken in a community oral health assessment
   9. Compare and contrast the different methods of data collection that can be used in community health assessments
4. Identify factors that ensure that a comprehensive profile of a community?s health is depicted
   1. Discuss the health goals and health objectives of Healthy People 2010 and compare those to the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2020.
   2. Describe the oral health objectives of Healthy People 2010 and compare those to the oral health objectives of Healthy People 2020.
   3. Discuss the measures that can be used to assess oral health status and access to services in a community
   4. Compare and contrast the clinical and nonclinical measures used in oral health surveys
   5. Describe the current status and trends of oral health in the United States
   6. Discuss the factors that influence oral health in populations
   7. Identify oral health disparities among population groups
5. Discuss community oral health programs as opportunities for achieving improved oral health and, consequently, overall health
   1. Identify oral health programs at the national, state, and local level
   2. Discuss the essential public health services for oral health
   3. Describe the four phases of organizing an effective community oral health program
   4. Define goals and objectives
   5. Explain how program goals and objectives are used in program planning, implementation, and evaluation
   6. Discuss the benefits of primary prevention programs, including fluoridation, sealants, and oral health education
   7. Describe the importance of community water fluoridation as a public health measure
   8. Identify the different funding streams and structures for obtaining dental services through public health systems
6. Relate that it is important to understand where to find reliable answers to questions independently as well as to understand the process that provides these answers
   1. Differentiate between the hypothesis and the null hypothesis of a research study
   2. Explain the importance of the scientific method in research
   3. Define a population and a sample as related to research
   4. Discuss sampling techniques and their uses
   5. Discuss the difference between the independent and dependent variables
   6. Use the terms mean, median, and mode to express the results of data collection
   7. Define the terms continuous and discrete data and their respective scales of measurement
   8. Discuss the uses of various statistical techniques
   9. Use different types of displays to exhibit data
   10. Explain the difference between type I and type II errors
   11. Define probability and statistical significance
   12. Express the importance of evaluating dental literature
   13. Explain the criteria for reviewing scientific literature
   14. Donduct a comprehensive review of scientific journals relating to a topic of dentistry.
   15. Present a table clinic to peers and the local dental hygience component that summarizes the findings of an evidence-based review.
   16. Recall and incorporate oral presentation skills and a variety of educational methodologies and strategies.
7. Recognize that promotion efforts can increase demand for care, use of dental services, and preventive self-care measures
   1. Discuss various health promotion theories and their application to promotion of oral health
   2. Discuss the distinctions between ?generic,? ?targeted,? ?personalized,? and ?tailored? health messages
   3. Identify strategies for delivering health information to consumer groups by using innovative visual materials and activities and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the strategies
   4. Outline the basic components, advantages, and limitations of table clinics, poster presentations, oral papers, and round table discussions as methods of presenting scientific information to health professionals
   5. List examples of service-learning programs that can increase a dental hygienist? understanding of community dental health issues and approaches
   6. Identify professional organizations that offer opportunities for personal growth and development in the field of community health and dental public health
8. Demonstrate social responsibility by adhering to personal and professional ethics and participating in the role of a professional in the context of the greater society
   1. Define the terms social responsibility and professional ethics
   2. Discuss the various opinions surrounding health as a right or a privilege
   3. Explain how the current delivery of oral health care services affects access
   4. Identify how the concept of need versus demand affects allocation of resources and the hygienist?s role as Consumer Advocate and Educator
   5. Explain the roles of the dental hygienist as they relate to community education, risk communication, and leadership
   6. Discuss the responsibility of dental hygienist with respect to cultural competence and their role in providing care to special populations
9. Describe general characteristics and oral health and treatment needs of the geriatric population
   1. Discuss theories of aging
   2. Describe the significant demographic characteristics of the population older than age 64
   3. Describe normal age-related changes of the cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, neurosensory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems
   4. Describe prevalent chronic diseases associated with aging and discuss the implications for dental hygiene care
   5. Identify age-related oral changes commonly found in the older adult
   6. Discuss oral changes that occur as a result of diseases or medications
   7. Explain potential alterations in the dental hygiene process of care that need to be considered when treating an older adult
   8. Describe demographics, risk factors, disease patterns, and psychological factors associated with tooth loss
   9. Describe oral physiologic changes of the edentulous and partially edentulous client
   10. Identify appliances used in fixed and removable prosthodontic therapy
   11. Describe dental hygiene care implications for prosthodontic therapy
   12. Educate prosthesis-wearing clients and care givers abut expectations, personal responsibility for oral health, importance of oral hygiene measures and regular professional care, and nutrition to maintain oral health
   13. Plan and evaluate dental hygiene care for clients with fixed and removable prostheses
10. Conduct a needs assessment, plan, implement, and evaluate two separate community dental health education projects.
    1. Submit a formal written review and documentation of all facets of a community dental health project.
    2. Submit a formal written lesson plan on an oral health topic designed for a second visit to the same classroom visited in DHY-261.