DHY 261 - Dental Health Education

1. Perceive how the person relates to the community and factors that influence personal and community health
   1. Discuss the differences between the World Health Organization’s definitions of health and others’ definitions, as well
   2. Discuss the concepts of wellness and high-level wellness in relation to health
   3. Discuss the models of health and health behavior associated with the treatment-orientation and prevention-orientation paradigms of healthcare leading to the current health promotion paradigm
   4. Differentiate between the three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary, and provide an oral health example for each
   5. Differentiate between health education, health prevention, and health promo­tion
   6. Describe health promotion strategies of social marketing, health education, mass media, community organization, advocacy, and legislation
   7. Recognize the themes from Healthy People 2010 and Healthy Iowans 2010: empowerment, eliminating health disparities, collaboration, and dynamic change
   8. Identify oral health goals, rational and action steps from Healthy Iowans 2010 that impact children
   9. Discuss the role of the dental hygienist as change agent, manager, consumer advocate, researcher, and educator in health promotion
2. Recognize that oral disease remains a public health problem for Americans and how this problem can be addressed through dental health education.
   1. Recall the importance of dental health education and promotion
   2. Identify essential information that the dental health educator must be cognizant of as a part of program planning
   3. Recognize that behavioral theories applicable on an individual level may not be transferable to solving group and community level health problems
   4. List and describe key issues in dental health education
   5. State the factors related to the learner and social environment that influence the dental education process
   6. Apply current theories of health education that research has proved effective
   7. Describe a variety of dental health programs
   8. Provide a list of strategies to further the public’s oral health
3. Explain the objectives, components, contents, and factors involved in general and dental health school programs
   1. Define health education.
   2. Distinguish between public health education and school health education; describe their interrelationship
   3. Briefly outline the growth and development of school health program policies.
   4. Identify the responsibility for public school education
   5. Identify the major content areas of health instruction.
   6. State the primary goals of a dental disease prevention program
   7. Recognize the several different areas in which dental health concepts can be reinforced in the elementary school curriculum
   8. Discuss dental health as a major area of health education
   9. Describe the potential roles of the dental hygienist in a school setting
4. Recognize and apply principles of the teaching-learning process
   1. Describe the domains of learning
   2. Identify major theories of motivation
   3. Describe how teaching, learning, and communication are interwoven
   4. Give examples of application of principles to classroom and/or chairside education
   5. Analyze written descriptions of presentations and isolate strengths and weak­nesses, based on teaching-learning principles
   6. Describe the application of learning theory in behavioristic, cognitive, and humanistic psychology
   7. Identify communication, teaching and learning techniques appropriate
5. Prepare to become a classroom oral health educator throughout childhood and adolescence
   1. Identify aspects to be considered in preparing to become an effective educator
   2. Apply knowledge regarding classroom management techniques.
   3. Increase awareness of multicultural issues in a diverse student population
   4. Identify general methods of teaching and their appropriate use, such as lecture, demonstration, discussion and inquiry, games and activities, role playing, small group/cooperative learning, problem-solving; field trips, and audiovisuals and visuals.
   5. Recognize the emotional and physical development for the age/grade being taught
6. Identify and apply components of a dental health lesson plan
   1. Focus on topics appropriate for dental health education for grades K-6.
   2. Utilize current theories for lesson planning.
   3. Identify necessary adaptations to meet the requirements of special needs students in the classroom
7. Plan, implement and evaluate a dental health unit of instruction for first grade students in an Ankeny elementary school
   1. Observe the classroom setting and students
   2. Prepare a formal written lesson plan that focuses on objective-driven areas of dental health education.
   3. Implement the lesson plan at a time to be coordinated with the classroom teacher
   4. Evaluate the lesson utilizing object-driven criteria.
   5. Reveive and analyze the teacher/classroom evaluation and compare it to self-evaluation for the benefit of future presentations.
8. Recognize program evaluation as a method to provide accurate information for decision making.
   1. Distinguish between basic and applied research.
   2. Recall the importance of measurable objectives in relation to evaluation methods.
   3. Define the following: reliability and validity.
   4. Explain the meaning of and discern the differences between evaluation, measurement, and testing
   5. Discuss the need for multiple evaluation instruments.
   6. List recognized factors to consider in instrument selection.
9. Recognize and apply an approach for preparing a community outreach program
   1. Identify basic components required
10. Recognize specific problems, skills and opportunities that are required to understand and perform prevention and treatment for children under the age of 5
    1. Describe the fetal development of the oral cavity and oral findings during pregnancy
    2. Discuss the timing and location of common caries experience in children
    3. State the rationale for recommended age of first dental interaction and possible indications for referral to a pediatric dentist
    4. Develop policy and office protocol that follow the needs of the developing child, using anticipatory guidance
    5. Discuss components of dental caries risk assessment
    6. Describe preventive measures for high risk children
    7. List principles that can be used in treatment and management according to risk assessment
    8. State the benefits of managing the caries process before the cavi­ties
    9. Recall how you know the caries process has been successfully managed
    10. Define anticipatory guidance
    11. List and describe the domains of behavior.
    12. Recall common fears children have about dental experiences
    13. Discuss the parental dimensions in regard to informed consent and risk management
    14. Identify traumatic injuries to primary teeth
    15. Recall periodontal and soft tissue abnormalities of young children
    16. Recognize factors affecting dental and maxillofocial growth and development
    17. State the major stages of comprehensive orthodontic treatment
    18. Describe early orthodontic treatment initiated in the primary or mixed dentition
    19. Describe mechanical plaque control aids as well as the use of fluorides and antimicrobial agents for the orthodontic patient