Introduction to Public Health Dentistry

Dr. Ankur SharmaPHD@ MRDC

AimsDevelop concept of Health

Historical aspects of dental

healthcareUnderstand what is dental public health

Know what are tools of dental public health

Procedural steps in dental public health

Role of public health dentist

Private dentistry vs public health dentistry

Looks Healthy?

Name: AnitaAge: 22 yearsGender: FemaleStudent at a business school in Delhi

Blood pressure: 124/82 mm HgPulse rate: 72/minuteBMI: NormalNo history of diseaseOral health status: Good

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Anita lives alone and doesn’t make friends

She usually gets headaches

Lately, she has taken to smoking

?WHOM WILL YOU CONSIDER HEALTHY

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HEALTH

PHYSICAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH

SOCIAL HEALTH

Health = Healthy Individual

Public Health = Healthy Society

Concepts of Dental Health in India: Timelines

1000 BCE

1889 CE

1926 CE

1948

1985

Sage Sushruta: VaranasiDescription of severe periodontal disease with purulent

discharge

Charaka Toothbrushing using Neem twigs

Bengal

Birth of Dr. R. Ahmed: Father of Indian Dentistry

Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College starts at Calcutta.

1948: Dentist Act passed by the

Parliament of India to regulate profession of dentistry in India

1985: Draft plan for

National Oral Health Policy

Public Health Dentist

Manager/ Administrator

Clinician Consultant

Trainer Preacher Researcher

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Tools of dental public health

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

Social sciencesPrinciples of administrationPreventive dentistry

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Procedural steps in dental public health

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Private practice vs. public health dentistry

Ch

ara

cteristic

• Target

• Collection of information

• Special investigations

• Conclusions

• Remedial measures

• Major emphasis

• Essential requirements for success

• Service provider

• Intervention

• Supportive disciplines

• Organization and management

• Prespective

• Evaluation and results

• Aftercare

• Funding

Private

pra

ctice

• Individual patient

• History and examination

• IOPA & tests

• Diagnosis

• Treatment plan

• Curative care

• Patient consent and cooperation

• Dentist alone

• Dental procedure

• Psychology

• Not relevant

• Immediate

• Relief of symptoms

• Recall

• Generally by the patient.

Public health dentistry

• Community/ group

• Analysis of records

• Surveys

• Action plan

• Promotive/ preventive care

• Community participation

• Team

• Program

• Sociology, Social Psychology, Education, Epidemiology, Biostatistics.

• Relevent

• Long term

• Program evaluation

• Continuing/ self care

• By govt./ local authorities.

Bibliography and Further reading

1. Soben Peter. Essential of Preventive and Community Dentistry: 1ed April 2002; Arya (Medi) Publishing House, New Delhi.

2. S.S. Hiremath. Textbook of Preventive and Community Dentistry: 1ed 2009; Elsevier, India.

3. Blanaid Daly et al. Essential Dental Public Health: 1ed 2002; Oxford University Press.

4. M. Patel, N. Patel. Dental Public Health A Primer: Radcliffe Publishers.

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