Health, Public Health, Dental Public Health
WHO
World Health Organization: manages the oral health database
HPV
Human Papilloma Virus: HPV vaccination could prevent more than 90% of cancers caused by HPV from ever developing
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timebound: how to write a proper objective
CHIP
Children’s Health Insurance Program
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services: Developed the Healthy People 2030 initiative as well as the Surgeon General’s Report
ICP
When multiple health workers with different professional backgrounds work with patients, families, carers, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care.
DMFT/DMFS
Decayed, Missing, Filled, Teeth/ Decayed, Missing, Filled, Surfaces: caries index
EBDM
Evidence-Based Decision Making: As defined by the ADA, it “is an approach to oral health care that integrates clinically relevant scientific evidence with the practitioner’s clinical expertise and patient treatment needs and preferences.”
CDC
Centers for Disease Control: manages the Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS)
TMC
Transtheoretical Model of Change: behavior theory with the steps of pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination
GI
Gingival index: Most frequently used index to evaluate gingivitis
RCT
Randomized Controlled Trial: A study design that randomly assigns participants into an experimental group or a control group.
WIC
Women Infants and Children: program through the Department of Agriculture; provides food supplementation & educational programs to improve health (including oral health)
TRA
Theory of Reasoned Action: also known as the Theory of Planned behavior
OHI-S
Oral Hygiene Index- Simplified: plaque index well suited for communities
H1
Alternative Hypothesis: The hypothesis is stated in positive terms that represent the researcher’s prediction or opinion.
SDOH
Social Determinates of Health: the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risk
NOHSS
National Oral Health Surveillance System: Monitors dental health, disease, and use of dental services within states for a collaboration between the CDC and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
CPITN
Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs: an index that measures pocketing/ bleeding/ biofilm retention factors
H0
Null Hypothesis: assumes that there is no statistically significant difference between the groups being studied