齲齒和牙周病的發病率卻超過了90%，治療率只有3%。因此口腔護理產業發展潛力巨大。口腔消費市場的三大趨勢：
① 矯正市場有逐漸從幼齡化轉向成人化發展的趨勢；
② 植牙市場預期大增；
③ 民眾對口腔護理的逐漸重視，口腔預防將變得比口腔治療更加重要。
發展口腔智慧醫療與科技結合將迅速提昇醫療產業的進步和服務。
教學目標Course Objectives
講授牙科公共衛生的核心理論和實踐，重點是口腔流行病學和所需的基本知識和技能。牙科預防醫學實驗研究的規劃和評估，並了解牙科保健的組織和支出。在本課程中學生將能夠：
1.了解牙科公共衛生的核心功能，並定義計劃規劃，計劃目標和社區資源評估，需求評估，計劃實施和計劃評估。
2.確定社經地位和行為風險因素之間的關聯包括全國流行的齲齒，牙周病，口腔癌等;
3.了解牙科照護服務系統和各種保險方式以滿足特定人口群體需求的機制;
4.討論健康促進計劃的益處和功效/有效性，包括戒菸，飲食和營養諮詢，使用氟化物，窩溝封填等促進社區健康和預防口腔疾病的措施;
5.介紹社區預防措施的基本策略和行政程序;
6.了解評估口腔保健需求和應用，針對目標人群的社區口腔健康促進計劃;
7.討論制定國家保健指南的利弊和預防性口腔疾病重要性。
To teach the students the core theory and practice of public health dentistry with an emphasis on basic knowledge and skills necessary for conducting oral epidemiological and experimental research; planning and evaluating dental public health programs; and understanding the organization, delivery, and financing of dental health care. By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. understand the core functions of dental public health and define the following key terms: program planning, program goals and objectives, community, resource evaluation, needs assessment, program implementation and program evaluation.
2. determine the association between social, economic and behavioral risk factors and national prevalence of dental caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer, and other oral and craniofacial diseases and disorders;
3. understand the cross-national dental care delivery systems and the variety of financing mechanisms that are available to meet the needs of specific population groups;
4. discuss the benefits and efficacy/effectiveness of health promotion program including tobacco cessation, diet and nutrition counseling, use of fluorides, sealants and other measures that promote optimal health and prevent oral diseases in the community;
5. describe basic strategies and administrative means for community-based preventive program;
6. understand the model for assessing oral-health-care needs and apply theories of community-based oral health promotion programs for targeted populations;
7. discuss the advantages and disadvantages for the development of national guidelines for preventive oral diseases.
先修科目Prerequisites
無
None
教學方式Teaching Methods
評量方式Assessment
專題報告
Project report
參考書目Reference
1. Brian A. Burt & Stephen A. Eklund. Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community. 6th Edition. 2005.
2. Norman O. Harris and Franklin Garcia-Godoy. Primary Preventive Dentistry. 2004.
3. George M. Gluck & Warren M. Morganstein. Jong’s Community Dental Health 5th edition. 2002.
4. World Oral Health Report 2003 (Downloadable an online PDF file).
教學進度Course Schedule
2021/09/16 課程介紹和概述
Introduction and overview
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/09/23 口腔流行病學的方法 - I
The methods of oral epidemiology - I
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/09/30 口腔流行病學的方法 - II
The methods of oral epidemiology - II
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/10/07 社會經濟對口腔疾病，病症和治療的影響
Socioeconomic impact on oral diseases, conditions, and treatment
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/10/14 鑑定社區的齲病風險因素
Community-based risk factor identification for dental caries
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/10/21 全球口腔資料庫
Global Oral Data Bank
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/10/28 口腔疾病預防計劃的科學依據I - 氟化物和窩溝封填劑
The scientific basis for preventive programs for oral diseases I – fluoride and sealant
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/11/04 口腔疾病預防方案的科學依據II - 案例研究
The scientific basis for preventive programs for oral diseases II – Case study
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/11/11 期中考
Mid-term examination
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/11/18 評估特殊需求者口腔保健需求的七步驟模型和WHO指南
The seven-step model for assessing oral-healthcare needs for special needs populations and a WHO Guideline
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/11/25 評估口腔健康與全身系統連結
Oral health and general health, the systemic links.
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/12/02 全球影響 - 營養，飲食和口腔健康
Nutrition, diet and oral health -- Global impact
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/12/09 世衛組織在口腔健康促進的角色
The role of WHO in promoting oral health
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/12/16 口腔健康監測系統和口腔健康指標
Oral health surveillance systems and oral health indicators
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/12/23 學生學期報告與討論(口腔保健科技產品)
Students’ term papers (Oral health technology industry)
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2021/12/30 學生學期報告與討論(口腔保健科技產品)
Students’ term papers (Oral health technology industry)
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2022/01/06 學生學期報告與討論(口腔保健科技產品)
Students’ term papers (Oral health technology industry)
陳素鳳(Chen, Su Feng) 2022/01/13 期末考
Final-term examination
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