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Community & Public Health Dentistry

Master the population side of dentistry: epidemiology and oral health indices, biostatistics and study design, evidence-based dentistry, fluoridation, school sealant programs, access to care, disparities, and Medicaid/CHIP.

9 chapters · 36 videos

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Community picks, not instructor-reviewed yet. These videos come from dental schools, faculty and dental educators. Always follow your own school's technique and instructors. Spot a better video or an error? Tell us.

1 Foundations of Dental Public Health & Epidemiology

2 Oral Health Indices: DMFT, dmft, CPI, Plaque & Gingival

3 Biostatistics & Diagnostic Test Accuracy

4 Research Design & Bias

5 Evidence-Based Dentistry

6 Community Water Fluoridation

7 School Sealant Programs & Community Prevention

8 Access to Care, Workforce & Oral Health Disparities

9 Medicaid, CHIP & Financing Dental Care

Credits & references

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  1. Mental Dental. “Patient Management | Public Health & Epidemiology | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=CmION0EvzLc
  2. Dental Hygiene Made Easy. “Everything you need to know about Oral Epidemiology (Part 1).” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=RQhBK1w139s
  3. Global Health with Greg Martin. “Prevalence and Incidence in Epidemiology and Public Health.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=IwJAKydre6M
  4. Let's Learn Public Health. “Incidence and Prevalence - a simple explanation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=sLBtnnJJjHk
  5. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “DMF Index - A Method for Surveying Dental Caries.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=MYKGY4pK0Tk
  6. Dental Hygiene Made Easy. “Dental Caries Indices DMFT/DMFS and deft/defs.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=WimWkuVxk84
  7. Dental Hygiene Made Easy. “Periodontal Indices PDI, CPITN and PSR.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=bgVzFVA_vcg
  8. Dental Hygiene Made Easy. “Gingival Indices GI, SBI, GBI, EIBI.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=jEoRyWSG2qU
  9. MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY. “Sensitivity and Specificity Explained Clearly (Biostatistics).” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Z5TtopYX1Gc
  10. MarinStatsLectures-R Programming & Statistics. “Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive and Negative Predictive Values | MarinStatsLectures.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=eeM7KPRNlSs
  11. Global Health with Greg Martin. “Sensitivity and specificity - explained in 3 minutes.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=FnJ3L-63Cf8
  12. TileStats. “Sensitivity and specificity - clearly explained.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=LxgJz3JVFv0
  13. Mental Dental. “Biostatistics | Introduction to Clinical Research | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=a7i08EIgj4Y
  14. MarinStatsLectures-R Programming & Statistics. “Study Designs (Cross-sectional, Case-control, Cohort) | Statistics Tutorial | MarinStatsLectures.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=gXwI9W5wqjc
  15. Cochrane Austria. “Confounding, chance, and bias.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=bcfg9kcxeuU
  16. YaleCourses (Yale University). “Selection Bias | Understanding Medical Research.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=6PMRomFkft4
  17. Mental Dental. “Patient Management | Evidence-Based Dentistry | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=XqzL4f6L_Fo
  18. American Dental Association (ADA). “Evidence-based Dentistry: Making Clinical Decisions.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=91LMw15om0M
  19. Univ. of Louisville Libraries (University of Louisville Libraries). “Levels of Evidence.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=_BOABxNC5q4
  20. Binghamton University Libraries (Binghamton University Libraries). “PICO: A Model for Evidence Based Research.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=IHVO4FC2_Is
  21. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “PMGR: Community Water Fluoridation, History, Science, & Public Health Impact.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=HQdCEVQpMb0
  22. Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Harvard School of Dental Medicine). “Dr. Seymour and ADA Address Unreliable Claims About Water Fluoridation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=dbNQsxFWrXE
  23. UMichDent (University of Michigan School of Dentistry). “Fluoride: History and Present Status.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=-L_NmT04EuY
  24. CA Oral Health Technical Assistance Center. “Share & Learn: Let’s Talk About Community Water Fluoridation.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Z97qqZ6AVsE
  25. Mental Dental. “Patient Management | Prevention of Oral Diseases | INBDE, ADAT.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=jsYDNY7gtB0
  26. American Dental Association (ADA). “Dental Sealants for Children.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=yy_gl0vwKT8
  27. Community Health Center of the North Country. “CHCNC's Dental Sealant Program.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=ccE0g-EXJPU
  28. Columbus Public Health. “Columbus Public Health Dental Sealant Program.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=tS5iYsbm-SU
  29. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. “Behind the Research: American Indian and Alaska Native Oral Health Disparities.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=GgqWswhsNOk
  30. Dentistry Today [DT-TV]. “Dental Therapy Improves Access to Care.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=tBMiUl_2Lew
  31. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research). “Disparities in Oral Health and Access of Low-Income Californians.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=dlRbF2q9mp0
  32. Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center. “Enabling Dental Therapy Practice to Improve Access to Oral Health Services.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=WfNwvw5GB54
  33. National Health Policy Forum (George Washington University). “Medicaid and CHIP Fundamentals.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=SD_nRthSG6w
  34. KFF Health News. “What Is Medicaid, Again?.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=PcZJypQip7A
  35. American Dental Association (ADA). “Making the Case for Adult Dental Coverage in Medicaid.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=SFqN7wvCyKg
  36. CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. “Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker Overview.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=LhiZ31xDtgQ