Table of Contents

 

 

 

1

People’s Health   Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA

7

2

Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist   Sharon Logue, RDH, MPH and Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA

15

3

Assessment in the Community   Jane E.M. Steffensen, RDH, BS, MPH, CHES

44

4

Measuring Progress in Oral Health   Jane E. M. Steffensen, RDH, BS, MPH, CHES

76

5

Population Health   Jane E. M. Steffensen, RDH, BS, MPH, CHES

115

6

Oral Health Programs in the Community   Sherry R. Jenkins, RDH, BS, Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA and Linda M. Altenhoff, DDS

168

7

Research   Stacy A. Weil, RDH, MS

198

8

Health Promotion and Health Communication   Beverly Isman, RDH, MPH, ELS

225

9

Social Responsibility   Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH

247

10

Cultural Competency   Magda A. de la Torre, RDH, MPH

264

11

Service-Learning   Sheranita Hemphill, RDH, MPH, MS

283

12

Planning a Student Community Project with Head Start   Robin Brocato, MHS and Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA

306

13

Test-Taking Strategies and Community Cases   Kathy Voigt Geurink, RDH, MA

319

 

APPENDICES

 

A

Website/Community Resource List

328

B

Dental Hygiene Competencies

330

C

Community Partnerships for Oral Health

334

C-1

Potential Community Partners

334

C-2

Oral Health Coalition Framework

339

D

Resources for Community Health Assessment

340

D-1

Examples of Information for a Community Profile

340

D-2

Examples of Government Resources for Health Data

341

D-3

Summary of Data Collection Methods

343

D-4

Examples of Information for a Community Health Assessment

347

D-5

Examples of Primary Data Collection Tasks

349

D-6

Healthy People: Measures to Monitor Objectives and Data Sources

350

E

Selected Oral Conditions and Factors Influencing Oral Health that can be Assessed in Oral Health Surveys

358

 

Bibliography

362

 

Glossary

363

 

Index

371