Dental Public Health 2 articles

Dental Public Health is the dental specialty or discipline concerned with improving oral health through organized population-level action rather than treating one patient at a time. Its work includes epidemiology, surveillance, needs assessment, prevention programs, health promotion, service planning and evaluation of policies that affect access and disease distribution. The field connects clinical dentistry with public health methods and health systems, with particular attention to equity, population outcomes and efficient use of preventive resources.