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1. public health The science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities
through promotion of health lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention,
and detection and control of infectious diseases
"peoples health"
2. dental public The science and art of preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting
health dental health through organized community efforts
- serves the COMMUNITY rather than the individual
3. population health The health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such
outcomes within the group
4. social responsibil- professionalism, personal and professional ethics, and the role of a profession in
ity the context of the greater society
- A person's right to health care - The profession's obligation to raise the "dental
IQ" of the community
- Ensuring the health and well-being of the public
5. CDHO Code of beneficence
ethics - caring about, promoting the good of another
autonomy
- the right to make ones own choices
privacy and confidentiality
accountability
professionalism
- commitment to use and advance professional knowledge and skills to serve the
client and the public good
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