Clinical Dentistry & Oral Health

Dental Public Health is defined as “The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. A major focus of public health is precluding disorders in large populations, rather than treating diseases on an individual basis
Areas of good Dental Public Health practice:

• Oral health surveillance

• Assessing the documentation on oral health and dental interventions 

• Oral health improvement

• Strategic leadership and cooperative working for health

• Evolving and monitoring quality dental services

• Dental Public Health intelligence

• Academic Dental Public Health

• Appropriate decision-making and judgment

• Applicable attitudes, ethical understanding and legal liabilities

• Role within the health service