10 Essential
Public
Health Services* |
Essential Public
Health Services to Promote Oral Health in the United States** |
Dental
Public
Health
Competencies *** |
| 1. Monitor health status
to identify community health problems
|
Assessment: Assess oral health
status and needs so that problems can be identified and addressed. |
VI. Design and understand the use of surveillance systems
to monitor oral health |
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems
and health hazards in the community
|
Assessment: Assess the fluoridation status
of water systems and other sources of fluoride. Implement
a surveillance system to identify, investigate, and monitor
oral disease and health hazards.
|
VI. Design and understand the use of surveillance systems
to monitor oral health |
| 3. Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues |
Assessment: Inform, educate, and empower the
public about oral health problems and solutions. |
VII. Communicate and collaborate with groups and individuals
on oral health issues |
| 4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve
health problems |
Policy Development: Mobilize community partnerships among
policymakers, professionals, groups, and the public to identify
and implement solutions to oral health problems. |
VII. Communicate and collaborate with groups and individuals
on oral health issues |
| 5. Develop policies and plans that support individual and
community health efforts |
Policy Development: Develop plans and policies through a
collaborative process that supports individual and community
oral health efforts to address oral health needs. Provide leadership
to address oral health problems by maintaining a strong oral
health unit within the health agency. |
I. Plan oral health programs
II. Select interventions to prevent and control oral disease
and to promote oral health
III. Develop resources; implement and manage oral health programs
for populations |
| 6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure
safety |
Assurance: Promote and enforce laws and regulations
that protect and improve oral health, ensure safety, and
ensure
accountability for the public’s well-being. |
VIII. Advocate for, implement, and evaluate
public health policy, legislation, and regulations to protect
and promote
the public’s oral health |
| 7. Link people to needed health services, and ensure the
provision of health care when otherwise unavailable |
Assurance: Link people to population-based oral health services,
personal oral heath services, and support services, and ensure
the availability, access, and acceptability of these services
by enhancing system capacity, including directly supporting
or providing services when necessary. |
II. Select interventions and strategies for
the prevention and control of oral diseases and the promotion
of oral health
V. Evaluate and monitor dental care delivery
systems |
| 8. Ensure a competent public health and personal
health care work force |
Assurance: Ensure that the public health and personal health
work force has the capacity and expertise to effectively address
oral health needs. |
IV. Incorporate ethical standards in
oral health programs and activities |
| 9. Assess effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal
and population-based services |
Assurance: Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality
of population-based and personal oral health services. |
V. Evaluate and monitor oral health care delivery systems |
| 10. Conduct research for new insights and innovative solutions
to health problems |
System Management Function: Conduct research and support
demonstration projects to gain new insights and applications
or innovative solutions to oral health problems. |
IX. Critique and synthesize scientific literature
X. Design and conduct population-based studies |
*Reference: Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Office of the
Director National Public Health Performance Standards Program
[Web site]. The
Essential Public Health Services.
**Reference: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.
2006. Guidelines
for State and Territorial Oral Health Programs, rev.
ed. Jefferson City, MO: Association of State and Territorial
Dental
Directors.
***Reference: American Association of Public Health Dentistry.
Dental
public health competencies. 1998. Journal of Public
Health Dentistry 58(Supplement 1):121-122. |
