1. Introduction to Public Health Dentistry
Dr. Ankur Sharma
MRDC

2. Aims Develop concept of Health Historical aspects of dental healthcare
Understand 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

3. Looks Healthy? Name: Anita Age: 22 years Gender: Female
Student at a business school in Delhi
Blood pressure: 124/82 mm Hg
Pulse rate: 72/minute
BMI: Normal
No history of disease
Oral health status: Good

4. Now the other part.... Anita lives alone and doesn’t make friends
She usually gets headaches
Lately, she has taken to smoking

5. WHOM WILL YOU CONSIDER HEALTHY?
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6. HEALTH
PHYSICAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH
SOCIAL HEALTH

7. Health = Healthy Individual Public Health = Healthy Society

8. Concepts of Dental Health in India: Timelines
1948
1000 BCE
1889 CE
1985
1926 CE

9. Charaka Toothbrushing using Neem twigs
Sage Sushruta: Varanasi Description of severe periodontal disease with purulent discharge
Charaka
Toothbrushing using Neem twigs

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

11. Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College starts at Calcutta.

12. 1985: Draft plan for National Oral Health Policy
1948: Dentist Act passed by the Parliament of India to regulate profession of dentistry in India
1985: Draft plan for National Oral Health Policy

13. Public Health Dentist Manager/ Administrator Clinician Consultant
Trainer
Researcher
Preacher
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14. Tools of dental public health
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Social sciences
Principles of administration
Preventive dentistry
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15. Procedural steps in dental public health
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16. financing Survey Analysis Program Planning Program operation
Population based
Data Collection
Various parameters
Analysis
Data Organization
Use of Statistics
Program Planning
Program Design
Community participation
Program operation
teamwork
Implementation
financing
funding
budgeting
Program appraisal
Assessing the indicators

17. Private practice vs. public health dentistry

18. Collection of information Special investigations Conclusions
Characteristic
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 practice
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.

20. Bibliography and Further reading
Soben Peter. Essential of Preventive and Community Dentistry: 1ed April 2002; Arya (Medi) Publishing House, New Delhi.
S.S. Hiremath. Textbook of Preventive and Community Dentistry: 1ed 2009; Elsevier, India.
Blanaid Daly et al. Essential Dental Public Health: 1ed 2002; Oxford University Press.
M. Patel, N. Patel. Dental Public Health A Primer: Radcliffe Publishers.

21. Thank You