Dentistry and Public Health

There seems to be a lot more to prevent teeth decay than what is known. Even with oral hygiene and dentistry, tooth decay is still the most common phenomena linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

This is where public health comes in and is linked to dentistry. Public Health is composed of at least 3 factors:

The first is germs where a dentist needs to be aware of the prevalence of germs in his own instruments and environment and the necessity of preventing and controlling these germs.

The second concern is fluoridation of water. Much tap water is not fluourized and commercial mouthwashes too may have ingredients that may cause oral cancer. The public health dentist is aware of these

Finally, dental sealant's applied to biting edge of teeth is another way that dentists can prevent oral decay

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Oral health predates dentistry since everyone...
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