Academic literature on the topic 'Dental public health Program Evaluation. Public Health Dentistry'

Changing demographics, including the increase in life expectancy and the growing numbers of elderly, has focused attention on the need for dental research activities to be expanded for geriatric dentistry. The elderly are at greater risk for oral disease, since gains in longevity result in more medically compromising conditions or systemic disease with oral manifestations. Also, as edentulism decreases and as more teeth are retained by the elderly, the pattern of oral diseases and the treatment of dental conditions will be altered. Barriers to self-care and professional care must be removed, and prevention and early intervention strategies must be formulated to reduce the risk of oral diseases. Risk factors for oral diseases in the elderly can be reduced by personal home-care regimens, professionally provided preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic care, changes in high-risk behavior, and a supportive environment. Generating new information about the prevention of oral diseases and conditions that have an impact on the elderly requires a substantial research effort. A research agenda for the elderly should include: epidemiologic studies of relevant oral diseases and related risk factors; investigations of patient and provider attitudes and behavior related to oral health; studies of the relationship between general health and oral health; development and testing of preventive and treatment strategies for conditions such as xerostomia, root caries, secondary caries, and gingival recession; and studies for the evaluation of the impact of the aging population on the dental delivery system. Public policy options to support geriatric oral health care and research are limited by the Government's pre-occupation with cost containment and the lack of visibility for dental programs. Many of the national health proposals for universal coverage and for elimination of financial barriers to health care do not include disease prevention or health promotion programs; dentistry is not mentioned even in those proposals that do include prevention. NIDR is gathering support for geriatric oral health research with its new initiative, entitled the "Research and Action Program to Improve the Oral Health of Older Americans and Other Adults at High Risk". Funding for this program may depend in part on changing national priorities and the dental profession's ability to become more intimately involved in the public debate regarding the future of the nation's health care system.

Background and Objectives: The University of Utah (UU) serves an increasingly diverse state and houses the only public medical school, dental school, and college of pharmacy in the state. Utah’s diversity in the health professions lags behind the diversity of its general population, and the nation. Methods: The Health Sciences Learning, Engagement, Achievement, and Progress (HS-LEAP) Program is a 4-year undergraduate pipeline program intended to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the health professions, specifically focused on students underrepresented in medicine (URM). Each student self-identified and submitted demographics at the time of enrollment. We followed students to successful engagement in their profession of choice; we compared graduation and postgraduation outcomes to non-HS-LEAP students at UU from 2005-2016. Results: Almost 80% of HS-LEAP students are from communities underrepresented in medicine: 41% Latinx, 28% Asian, 7% Black, 2% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 1% Pacific Islander. HS-LEAP students had lower ACT scores upon undergraduate enrollment, higher grade point averages in their first semester of college, higher fall-to-fall first-year retention rates, and higher 6-year graduation rates when compared to non-HS-LEAP UU students. Students who completed HS-LEAP attended graduate school at twice the rate of students who participated in HS-LEAP, the majority in the health professions. Conclusions: The HS-LEAP program is associated with increased URM success in undergraduate programs and elevated participation in graduate programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing, and public health. Similar programs, with continuous assessment and evaluation, could be adopted in other locations to improve the representation of these groups in health professions.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in a fluoridated community. Such an evaluation is important because the effect of such programs may decrease over time due to the widespread use of fluoride. Two elementary schools were chosen. One had a fluoride mouthrinse program: the other did not. The subjects were children in grades one and six. Their caries experience was examined using dft. dfs. DFT, and DFS scores. There were no statistically significant differences between the two schools. The program had no significant effect in the community studied.

Dental hygiene students may struggle in dental hygiene curriculum in regards to hand function. Currently, this is not an aspect dental hygiene programs screen for or have protocol in place to help students. The research in the study examined if hand function could improve with hand function exercises and if exercises improved instrumentation scores. During a 6-week pilot study, an occupational therapist tested the hand function of a cohort of dental hygiene students. The results were recorded and the students began a 6-week hand function exercise regimen. After 6 weeks the same evaluations were preformed and the pre- and posttest data were compared. Statistical tests showed a significant improvement in hand function. After the hand function testing was complete, the scores of the cohort on the periodontal probe and 11/12 explorer were compared to students in the previous 5 cohorts. No significant improvement was made on the instrumentation scores.

Introduktion: Under den tionde terminen av tandläkarprogrammet på Malmö högskola genomgår studenterna verksamhetsförlagd utbildning (VFU) sedan 2004. Detta sker i samarbete med Folktandvården Skåne och under 15 veckor arbetar studenterna en dag i veckan under handledning på folktandvårdens kliniker i närliggande område.Syfte: Att utvärdera erfarenheter efter genomgången VFU ur deltagarnas perspektiv.Metod: Alla tandläkarstudenter och handledare som genomgått VFU 2006 och 2015 tillfrågades om att besvara en utvärderingsenkät med numerisk bedömningsskala och utrymme för tillhörande kommentarer. Sex studenter och fem handledare som genomgått VFU år 2015 intervjuades även med en semistrukturerad intervjumetodik som sammanfördes genom en tematiserad innehållsanalys. Resultat: Enkät: Poängsättningen var genomgående hög för både 2006 och 2015. Studenterna poängsatte påstående 6 ”Det nuvarande upplägget med 15 veckor och en dags tjänstgöring i veckan är tillfredställande.” signifikant högre 2015 än 2006. Påstående 8 ”Det finns en samsyn avseende metoder och behandlingsval mellan skola och folktandvård.” poängsatte studenterna signifikant lägre än handledarna 2015. 2006 poängsatte studenterna påstående tre ”Sammansättningen av patienter var bra.” signifikant lägre än vad handledarna gjorde. Intervju: Studenter och handledare ansåg att VFU är fördelaktigt i utbildningssyfte och ger studenterna självsäkerhet och trygghet i ansvarstagande. Förslag på förbättringar förekom även under intervjuerna.Slutsats: Verksamhetsförlagd utbildning ger fördelaktigheter både för studenter och deras handledare. Studenter och handledare uttrycker uppskattning och är generellt nöjda efter VFU.<br>Introduction: The tenth semester of the dentistry program at Malmö university students undergoes an outreach program (internship) since 2004 and this is in collaboration with Folktandvården Skåne. During 15 weeks the students work at their assigned clinics one day a week under supervision from their tutors.Objective: To evaluate experiences after placement from the participants' perspective.Method: All dental students and tutors who have completed internship in 2006 and 2015 were asked to answer an evaluation questionnaire with numeric rating scale and scope for comments. Six students and five mentors who have completed internship in 2015 were interviewed with a semi-structured interview methodology, later analysed by content analysis method.Results: Questionnaire: rating was consistently high for both 2006 and 2015. The students scored significantly higher on question six “The set-up of one day of clinical work over 15 weeks were satisfying.” 2015 than in 2006. Students scored question eight“There is a consensus regarding methods and treatment options between the dental school and Folktandvården Skåne” significantly lower than their supervisors in 2015. In 2006 students scored question three “The composition of patients was good” significantly lower than the supervisors did. Interview: Students and tutors felt that the internship had been beneficial for training purposes, giving the students more self-esteem and confidence in taking responsibility. Improvements for the outreach program where proposed. Conclusion: The clinical training program is favourable, both for the students and their tutors. In general terms, the students and the supervisors were satisfied with the cooperation.

Quality assurance in healthcare is fundamental in ensuring the achievement of desired outcomes for patients. In 2011 a quality assurance plan was created at the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) dental hygiene program in order to meet accreditation standards. The purpose of this study was to evaluate this plan in order to determine its effectiveness in improving the quality of patient care indicators. One hundred fifty patient charts were selected and audited. Deficiencies were counted in the categories of assessment, treatment, documentation, referral, caries management, perio management, patient education, and follow-up. Research findings were varied; however, external variables with the potential to affect the study’s results were identified. Furthermore, statistical process control procedures indicated that the quality assurance program was effective or had the potential to be effective. Although further research is warranted, this study could be used to improve quality assurance practices at the ETSU dental hygiene program.

Em 2001, as equipes de Saúde Bucal passaram a ser incorporadas à Estratégia Saúde da Família no Brasil, aumentando progressivamente a sua quantidade ao longo dos anos. Além disso, estudos têm demonstrado melhora no acesso da população aos serviços odontológicos. Entretanto, a relação entre oferta e uso de serviços de saúde não está bem esclarecida. O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever e analisar a associação entre a cobertura de equipes de saúde bucal da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESB/ESF) e o uso de serviços odontológicos públicos nos municípios brasileiros de 1999 a 2011. É um estudo ecológico longitudinal, cuja amostra contou com todos os 5507 municípios brasileiros. Foram utilizados dados secundários oriundos principalmente do DATASUS, e procedeu-se à análise multivariada de regressão logística. Observou-se que 85% dos municípios possuíam ESB/ESF em 2011 e houve aumentos nas taxas de recursos físicos, humanos e financeiros. A produção odontológica aumentou 49,5% no período. Os municípios que incorporaram >3 ESB/10mil habitantes tiveram mais chances de aumentar as taxas de procedimentos coletivos (OR=1.61, IC95%: 1.23-2,11), preventivos (OR=2.05, IC95%: 1.56-2,69), restauradores (OR=2.07, IC95%: 1.58-2,71), e de extração (OR=1.53, IC95%: 1.19-1.97), após controle por fatores sócio-demográficos e relacionados à variação de recursos físicos, humanos e financeiros. Conclui-se que a incorporação de ESB à Saúde da Família parece mais eficiente para o aumento do acesso da população aos serviços odontológicos.<br>In 2001, the oral health teams began to be incorporated into the Family Health Strategy in Brazil, progressively increasing its amount over the years. Furthermore, studies have shown improvement in the population's access to dental services. However, the relationship between supply and use of health services is not well established. The objective of this study is to describe and analyze the association between coverage of oral health teams of the Family Health Strategy (OHT) and the use of dental services in Brazilian municipalities from 1999 to 2011. It is a longitudinal ecological study, whose sample included all 5507 municipalities. Data were collated from information systems and analyzed with logistic regression for the increase in rates of dental procedures. Secondary data were derived from information systems, and proceeded to the multivariate logistic regression analysis. It was observed that 85 % of municipalities had OHT in 2011 and there were increases in the rates of equipments, human and financial resources. The rates of dental procedures increased 49.5% in the period. Municipalities that incorporated >3 OHT/10 thousands inhabitants were more likely to increase rates of collective procedures (OR=1.61, 95% CI: 1.23-2,11) , preventive (OR=2.05, 95% CI: 1.56-2,69 ) restorations (OR=2.07, 95% CI: 1.58-2,71), and extractions (OR=1:53, 95% CI: 1.19-1.97) after adjusting for socio-demographic factors and increased in equipments, human and financial resources. It is concluded that the incorporation of OHTs are a more efficient way to increase the population's access to dental services.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:30:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LidianyVL_DISSERT.pdf: 1294064 bytes, checksum: a82c4b5ecb809f1a845083c8b4a7ce40 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-16<br>As a result of the financial incentive provided by the GM / MS 1.444, since 2000, Brazil has experienced a substantial increase in the number of oral health services at the Family Health Strategy. There is, however, evidence that these teams have produced qualitatively different experiences which do not translate necessarily into improved quality of life and health. Thus, evaluative research of great importance. This study aims to assess the impact of the Family Health Strategy in oral health in a longitudinal perspective natalense the years 2006 and 2009. This is an intervention study whose design is a community trial in parallel, nearly randomized. The sample consisted of census tracts covered by oral health teams in the Family Health and the Traditional Model (Basic Health Units and non-FHS Program of Community Health Agents and areas not covered.) The sample was determined by drawing ten census tracts to form the experimental group and ten other sectors for the control group by pairing intentional based on socio-economic and geographic. To check the net effect of the intervention was performed multivariate analysis by Poisson regression. As a result of cross-sectional analysis of year 2009, it was found that the effects of the ESF in Natal were satisfactory only for the variables of injuries and for other purposes without and with negative impact on stock coverage reclaimers. However, the longitudinal analysis revealed that the ESB / ESF improved their performance in dealing with grievances, access and coverage of the type of actions and this fact is independent of age, sex and social and economic conditions. In other employees' words are related to the presence of the Family Health Strategy in the region. However it does not say that both models under study (the Family Health Strategy Model and Traditional) are different in terms of performance and it is pertinent to reflect on the need for further development of evaluation studies that use other approaches able to clarify the dynamics of the process whose results can come to the knowledge of the actors responsible for leading the ESF and encourage them to incorporate the assessment in their routine<br>Como resultado do incentivo financeiro estabelecido pela Portaria GM/MS n? 1.444, desde 2000, o Brasil tem apresentado um aumento substancial do n?mero de equipes de sa?de bucal na Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia. H?, no entanto, evid?ncias de que essas equipes v?m produzindo experi?ncias qualitativamente diferentes que n?o se traduzem, necessariamente, em melhorias na qualidade de vida e sa?de da popula??o. Desse modo, pesquisas avaliativas assumem grande relev?ncia. Este estudo se prop?e a avaliar o impacto da Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia na sa?de bucal da popula??o natalense numa perspectiva longitudinal dos anos 2006 e 2009. Trata-se de um estudo de interven??o cujo desenho ? um ensaio comunit?rio em paralelo, quase randomizado. A amostra constou de setores censit?rios cobertos pelas Equipes de Sa?de Bucal na Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia e pelo Modelo Tradicional (Unidades B?sicas de Sa?de com e sem ESF, com Programa de Agentes Comunit?rios de Sa?de e ?reas n?o cobertas). A amostra foi definida por sorteio de dez setores censit?rios para compor o grupo experimental e outros dez setores para o grupo controle atrav?s de emparelhamento intencional baseando-se no perfil s?cio-econ?mico e geogr?fico. Para verificar o efeito l?quido da interven??o foi realizada an?lise multivariada atrav?s da Regress?o de Poisson. Como resultado da an?lise transversal do ano 2009, verificou-se que os efeitos da ESF em Natal foram satisfat?rios apenas para as vari?veis de agravos sendo sem efeitos para as demais e com impacto negativo na cobertura de a??es recuperadoras. Contudo a an?lise longitudinal revelou que as ESB/ESF melhoraram seu desempenho nas quest?es relativas aos agravos, acesso e tipo de cobertura das a??es e este fato independe da idade, sexo e condi??es sociais e econ?micas. Em ouras palavras, est?o relacionadas com a presen?a da Estrat?gia Sa?de da Fam?lia na regi?o. Todavia ainda n?o cabe afirmar que ambos os modelos em estudo (Estrat?gia de Sa?de da Fam?lia e Modelo Tradicional) s?o diferentes do ponto de vista da atua??o. Desse modo, ? pertinente a reflex?o sobre a necessidade de elabora??o de mais estudos avaliativos que utilizem outras abordagens capazes de esclarecer as din?micas do processo cujos resultados possam chegar ao conhecimento dos atores respons?veis pela condu??o da ESF e motiv?-los a incorporar a avalia??o no seu cotidiano

How tall is the human race? What is meant by being short? Walking down the street, one will see people of various heights and a degree of variation exists. Some people are shorter than others, but when is someone abnormally so? How is it possible to make this judgement? By recording the height of everyone it is possible to start to produce a picture of people as a whole. Such terms as minimum, maximum, and mean give an indication of the distribution of heights. The science used to collect and examine data in this way is known as epidemiology. Epidemiology is defined as: . . . The orderly study of diseases and conditions where the group and not the individual is the unit of interest. . . . Mausner and Kramer ( 1985 ) state that epidemiology is concerned with the frequencies of illnesses and injuries in groups of people as well as the factors that influence their distribution. By investigating differences between subgroups of the population and their exposure to certain factors it is possible to identify causal factors and consequently to develop programmes to alleviate the problems. The critical issue is that knowledge is gained by studying patterns in groups as opposed to concentrating solely on the individual. This chapter gives an overview of the uses of epidemiology in dentistry and describes the main principles of this subject. Epidemiology in dentistry operates in three broad fields. These are: . . . 1 the measurement of dental disease among groups within the population in order to understand factors that influence the distribution; . . . . . . 2 identification of factors that cause conditions; . . . . . . 3 evaluation of effectiveness of new materials and treatment in clinical trials and assessment of needs and requirements for dental services within the community. . . . Undertaking epidemiological investigations requires a series of standards and procedures; measures must be made to an agreed common standard, in a methodological manner, and, when necessary, using an appropriate random sample.