Brief overview: “The burden of oral disease continues to be one of the most prevalent of all health conditions worldwide and is expected to increase in the future without a properly trained and equitably distributed workforce. ” writes guest editor Brittany Seymour, DDS, MPH, in the collection's foreword. Articles explore bridging local practice and global goals, moving to new dental education models, and how dentists can apply community-based participatory research principles to better align with the World Health Organization's strategic goals. It explains about.
Global Health in Dental Education, Burden of Dental Caries in Indonesian School Children, Community-Based Study in Costa Rica to Identify Risk Factors for Oral Health, and Other Studies on Global Oral Health Reviewed in New Collection It has been. Journal of the California Dental Association.
“The burden of oral disease continues to be one of the most prevalent of all health conditions worldwide and is expected to increase in the future without a properly trained and equitably distributed workforce. ” writes guest editor Brittany Seymour, DDS, MPH, in the collection's foreword.
“This special issue on global oral health reveals viable solutions and provides insight into the new directions dentistry needs.”
Dentists can also earn CE by reading articles and passing online quizzes.
Proposing internationalization of dental education
“Dental education can benefit from a formal global oral health curriculum and the internationalization of dental education as a whole,” and “Global Health in Dental Education: Increasing Global Health Commitment Among Future Dentists.” The authors of Establishing a Framework for
They reflect new modes of international cooperation, such as through the use of videoconferencing platforms, and move from the current global health education model dominated by short-term experiences in global health known as STEGH to a combination of internationalized formal lessons. We are proposing the transition to Educational and interprofessional collaborative clinical experiences.
Such changes “will strengthen the future of global oral health and the dental sector as a whole,” the authors write.
Read the article and take the short quiz to earn 0.5 CE credit.
Addressing the burden of tooth decay in Bali through “dental vaccination”
The Indonesian Ministry of Health's National Oral Health Survey revealed that 90% of Indonesian children suffer from tooth decay by the age of 5, with an average DMFT of 8.1.
In 2022, dentists worked with communities in Bali to address the burden of tooth decay among school children using a framework called 'dental immunization'. The study is published in “Dental Immunization: Evaluation of a Community-Led Strategy to Address the Burden of Dental Caries in Indonesian School Children.”
The authors of this article evaluate the program in terms of its scope, effectiveness, implementation, implementation, and maintenance, and find that by bridging local practice with global goals, the program “This demonstrates the potential for a paradigm shift in strategy.”
Applying community-based research principles to global oral health
Community-based participatory research combines research and collaboration with local partners to implement interventions and evaluate outcomes.
In “Applying community-based participatory research principles to global oral health: A case study from Costa Rica,” the authors describe a CBPR oral cavity study conducted with indigenous communities in Costa Rica to identify common protective and risk factors. Introducing the methods and results of the health project. For oral health.
“The complexity of community-level factors influencing oral health in communities like La Casona demonstrates the value of CBPR,” the authors concluded. They suggest that dentists can apply CBPR principles to efforts that are better aligned with the World Health Organization's strategic goal of achieving oral health for all individuals and communities by 2030.
Making a difference in oral health around the world
Other articles in this collection include the first-person article, “Oral Health Around the World—Looking at Your Thoughts in the Changing Trends,” and “ Oral Health, a Guide Dentists Can Use to Assess Current Oral Health.” Do Good, Better: Making a Difference in Global Oral Health.” Future short-term volunteer activities.
every CDA Journal The collection also includes 'Impressions', selected scientific news of interest to dentists, dental professionals and the broader oral health community.
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