2. A Public Health Perspective onOral Diseases 3.
- The following material contains
- disturbing pictures of the mouths
- Viewer discretion is advised.
Warning: 4. Privatevs.Public 5. How is Dentistry a Public Health
Issue? 6. Canadian Institute for Health Information, National
Expenditure Trends, 1975-2006 Other Professionals Expenditure by
Source of Finance and Type Canada, 2004 ($ = Billions) 7. Canadian
Institute for Health Information, National Expenditure Trends,
1975-2006 8. Recent Research
9. Caries: AnInfectious Disease 10. How are the bacteria which
cause dental decay transmitted? 11. 1 st Dental Visit Ideallyby1 st
Birthday 12. Why are dental problems more likely to be seen in
socially deprived populations? 13.
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- Mothers dental health affects child
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- Feeling that life is beyond control
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- Depression and other factors
- Environmental / lifestyle
14. Dental Neglect a critical issue in the larger child
abuse/neglect spectrum Child Neglect Neglect of Childs Basic
Physical Needs Harm ByOmission Caregiver Response to Childs
Physical Health 15. Neglect of Childs Basic Physical Needs
- Extremely or Moderate Neglectful Conditions: Personal Hygiene
Examples
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- Child emits strong mouth odour
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- Teeth encrusted with green or brown matter
16. Caregiver Response to Childs Physical Health
- A child is in need of protection when:
- Inadequate caregiver response to the childs physical health
care means the caregiver either deliberately does not provide or
refuses to provide or is unavailable or unable to provide consent
to required medical treatment to cure, prevent, or alleviate the
childs . . . dental problem. An inadequate caregiver response would
also include those caregivers who consent to the treatment but who
do not follow through and take the actions necessary to provide the
treatment.
17. Detection and prevention of dental neglect
areessentialcomponents in the overall care and protection of
children . 18. Review of CurrentGovernmentPrograms
- What is available for your client?
- How to get through the maze.
19. In Your Practice
- Consider what you can do to make your practice more
accessible.
20. In YourCommunity
21. In YourCommunity
22. In YourProvince
23. Its not just OHI!
- Oral health promotion demandsmore than instruction to
individuals .It requires changes in the physical or social
environment in which families live, play and study.
- -R.G. Watt, S.S. FullerinBDJ 186:1999
24. EveryoneDeserves aPain-FreeSmile 25.
- Portions of this presentation were adapted from:
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- The State of Connecticut Department of Public Health ( with
permission)
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- The work of Dr. B. Carol Janik, Acting Chief, Division of
Dentistry, Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario(with
Permission).
- Various photos (used with permission) are from:
- The Public Health Agency of Canada
- The following Ontario Public Health Agencies:Brant, Halton,
Middlesex-London, Oxford, York Region
- Material may not be altered without permission from the Ontario
Association of Public Health Dentistry.