Tools of Dental Public Health with Mnemonics
Tools of Dental Public Health Tools of Dental Public Health Mnemonics: @PESAB (पिसाब) Where, P - Preventive Dentistry E - Epidemiology S - Social Sciences A - Administrative Principles B - Biostatistics 1. Preventive Dentistry Prevention is defined as “actions aimed at eradicating, eliminating or minimizing the impact of diseases and disability. The concept of prevention is best defined in the context of levels, traditionally called, primary,secondary and tertiary prevention”. a. Primordial Prevention: Concerned with the prevention of emergence or development of risk factors. b. Primary Prevention: Includes health promotion and specific protection c. Secondary Prevention: Includes early diagnosis and prompt treatment d. Tertiary Prevention: Includes disability limitation and rehabilitation 2. Epidemiology Defined as ‘the study of the distribution and determinants of health related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to control health problems’. [
