Chapter 1
The Prevention Movement

Objectives
After studying this Chapter the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the history of dental hygiene in relation to dental public health.
• define dental public health.
• list and describe the current public health preventive modalities practiced today.
• defend the need for preventive modalities in dental public health practice.
• define the historical development and mission of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities and evaluation, the dental hygiene student should be able to:

• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside of the profession.
• identify services that promote oral health and prevent oral disease and related conditions.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.

Chapter 2
Dental Care Delivery in the United States

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the state of dental health in the United States.
• list the government agencies related to dental hygiene.
• compare the federal, state, and local presence of government in dental care delivery.
• define the dental hygienist employment opportunity ratio.
• describe dental hygiene labor force issues.
• define need, supply, demand, and utilization.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in the accompanying course activities, the dental hygienist student should be competent in the following:

• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside the profession.
• be able to influence consumer groups, business, and government agencies to support health care issues.
• provide dental hygiene services in a variety of settings including offices, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, community programs and schools.

Chapter 3
Financing of Dental Care

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe current methods of payment for dental care.
• define and apply terminology associated with financing dental care.
• list the different insurance plans available for dental care.
• describe the role of the government in financing dental care.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• evaluate reimbursement mechanisms and their impact on the patient’s access to oral health care.

Chapter 4
Dental Care Delivery Around the World
by Sue Lloyd, EDH, EDT

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the evolution of dental hygiene in other countries.
• define the roles of dental hygienists in other countries.
• describe the demographics and educational preparation of dental hygienists in other countries.
• compare dental public health programs in other countries.
• list and define the international professional organizations involving dental hygiene.
• discuss the regulation of dental hygienists in other countries.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in the accompanying class activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside of the profession.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.

Chapter 5
Legislative Initiatives Affecting Dental Hygiene Practice

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define the legislative process.
• define the major bodies of law.
• describe the regulation of the dental hygienist.
• advocate the utilization of a dental hygienist without restrictive barriers.
• describe the responsibilities of dental hygienists in the United States.

Competencies
After reading this Chapter and participating in the accompanying class activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside of the profession.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.

Chapter 6
Dental Health Education and Promotion

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define dental health education and promotion.
• describe health education and promotion principles.
• outline the different learning and motivation theories.
• describe how a dental hygienist could best educate a population.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• provide health education and preventive counseling.
• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organization within and outside the profession.
• be able to include consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.
• use screening, referral, and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery systems.

Chapter 7
Lesson Plan Development

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the process of lesson plan development.
• list and describe teaching strategies.
• list the characteristics of an effective teacher.
• develop a lesson plan.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• provide health education and preventive counseling.
• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organization within and outside the profession.
• be able to include consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.

Chapter 8
Target Populations

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define target populations to whom dental hygienists may provide services.
• describe cultural diversity.
• describe the effect culture has on dental hygiene care.
• list barriers to dental hygiene care.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• promote the values of oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside the profession.
• identify services that promote oral health and prevent oral disease and related conditions.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.
• use screening, referral, and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery system.

Chapter 9
Program Planning

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the various program planning paradigms.
• define the dental hygiene program planning paradigm.
• describe various dental public health programs.
• develop a dental public health program plan.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• identify services that promote oral health to prevent oral disease and related conditions.
• assess, plan, implement, and evaluate community-based oral health programs.
• use screening, referral, and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery system.

Chapter 10
Program Evaluation

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the mechanisms of program evaluation.
• compare qualitative and quantitative evaluation.
• list and define the goals of various dental indexes.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be able to:

• utilize, interpret, and analyze appropriate indices for patient assessment.
• determine outcomes of dental hygiene interventions (reevaluation) using indices, instruments, exam techniques, and patient self-report.
• assess, plan, implement and evaluate community-based oral health programs.
• use screening, referral and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery system.

Chapter 11
The Oral Epidemiology of Dental Diseases

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define oral epidemiology and related terms.
• list and describe the publications reporting oral epidemiology.
• describe oral epidemiology and its relationship to dental hygiene.
• describe the current epidemiological issues of disease.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student will be competent in the following:

• recognize and use written and electronic sources of information.
• evaluate published clinical and basic science research and integrate this information to improve the oral health of the patient.
• accept responsibility for solving problems and making decisions based on accepted scientific principles.
• recognize the responsibility and demonstrate the ability to communicate professional knowledge verbally and in writing.

Chapter 12
Research in Dental Hygiene

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the reasons for conducting research in dental hygiene.
• define the purpose of dental hygiene research.
• list and explain the various research approaches.
• compare research designs.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene students will be competent in the following:

• recognize and use written and electronic sources of information.
• recognize the responsibility and demonstrate the ability to communicate professional knowledge verbally and in writing.
• accept responsibility for solving problems and making decisions based on accepted scientific principles.
• expand and contribute to the knowledge base of dental hygiene.

Chapter 13
Biostatistics
by Chris French-Beatty, RDH, PhD

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define and describe data analysis and interpretation.
• identify data by its type and scale of measurement.
• define and describe descriptive and inferential statistics.
• select and compute appropriate measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion.
• describe and construct frequency distributions and graphs.

Competencies
After studying the Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• recognize and use written and electronic sources of information.
• evaluate the credibility and potential hazards of dental products and techniques.
• evaluate published clinical and basic science research and integrate this information to improve the oral health of the patient.
• accept responsibility for solving problems and making decisions based on accepted scientific principles.
• expand and contribute to the knowledge base of dental hygiene.

Chapter 14
Evaluation of Scientific Literature and Dental Products

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the student will be able to:

• describe the evolution of dental care product production.
• defend the dental hygienist’s value in advocating the use of effective dental care products and treatment modalities.
• educate the public in dental care product evaluation.
• effectively critique dental research reported in dental publications.

Competencies
After studying the Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• recognize and use written and electronic sources of information.
• evaluate the credibility and potential hazards of dental products and techniques.
• evaluate published clinical and basic science research and integrate this information to improve the oral health of the patient.
• accept responsibility for solving problems and making decisions based on accepted scientific principles.
• promote the values of the profession to the public and other organizations outside of the dental hygiene profession.

Chapter 15
Careers in Dental Public Health

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• define dental public health careers.
• describe various governmental opportunities.
• define dental hygiene positions in these areas.

Competencies
After studying this Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• provide dental hygiene services in a variety of settings, including offices, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, community programs, and schools.

Chapter 16
Strategies for Creating Dental Hygiene Positions in Dental Public Health Settings

Objectives
After studying this Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• list the populations most in need of dental hygiene care.
• describe the paradigm for creating a dental hygiene position.
• develop protocol for a newly developed dental hygiene position.

Competencies
After studying the Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student will be competent in the following:

• promote the values of good oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside the professions.
• identify services that promote oral health can prevent oral disease and related conditions.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.
• assess, plan, implement, and evaluate community-based oral health programs.
• use screening, referral, and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery system.
• provide dental hygiene services in a variety of settings, including offices, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, community programs, and schools.
• evaluate reimbursement mechanisms and their impact on the patient’s access to oral health care.

Chapter 17
Dental Public Health Review
with contributions from Meg Zayan, RDH, MPH

Objectives
After studying the Chapter, the dental hygiene student will be able to:

• describe the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination dental public health format.
• list topics that may appear on this examination.
• list strategies to aid in studying for the dental public health section of boards.
• review sample test items.

Competencies
After studying the Chapter and participating in accompanying course activities, the dental hygiene student should be competent in the following:

• provide health education and preventive counseling.
• promote the values of good oral and general health and wellness to the public and organizations within and outside the professions.
• identify services that promote oral health can prevent oral disease and related conditions.
• be able to influence consumer groups, businesses, and government agencies to support health care issues.
• assess, plan, implement, and evaluate community-based oral health programs.
• use screening, referral, and education to bring consumers into the health care delivery system.
• provide dental hygiene services in a variety of settings, including offices, hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, community programs, and schools.
• evaluate reimbursement mechanisms and their impact on the patient’s access to oral health care.
• recognize and use written and electronic sources of information.
• evaluate the credibility and potential hazards of dental products and techniques.
• evaluate published clinical and basic science research and integrate this information to improve the oral health of the patient.
• recognize the responsibility and demonstrate the ability to communicate professional knowledge verbally and in writing.
• accept responsibility for solving problems and making decisions based on accepted scientific principles.
• expand and contribute to the knowledge base of dental hygiene.