5 Questions
What is the main focus of dental public health?
Preventing and controlling dental diseases
Which of the following is a common disease of the mouth mentioned in the text?
Dental caries
What is epidemiology concerned with?
Distribution and determinants of health related events in population
What is biostatistics concerned with?
Compiling and classifying numerical data
Which of the following is a unique characteristic of dental diseases mentioned in the text?
They have universal prevalence
Study Notes
Dental Public Health
- The main focus of dental public health is the prevention of dental diseases and the promotion of oral health of populations.
Dental Diseases
- Caries is a common disease of the mouth.
Epidemiology
- Epidemiology is concerned with the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related events, diseases, or health-related characteristics among populations.
Biostatistics
- Biostatistics is concerned with the development and application of statistical principles to analyze health-related data.
Unique Characteristics of Dental Diseases
- Dental diseases have a unique characteristic of being largely preventable.
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