ORAL HEALTH JOSEPH ARVIZU, ANNE CALAYAG, HANNAH FRONAPFEL, SARAH HUNT, TALON MEYER, TIMOTHY RIMGALE DEFINITION/BACKGROUND ORAL HEALTH RELATES TO THE STRUCTURES SUCH AS THE TEETH, THE MOUTH, AND RESPECTIVE SURROUNDING AREAS SUCH AS THE SKULL AND FACE. SOME OF THE CONDITIONS THAT RELATES TO INADEQUATE ORAL HEALTH INCLUDE DENTAL CARIES, PERIODONTAL DISEASE, CLEFT LIP OR PALATE, PAIN, CANCER, AND XEROSTOMIA (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020). GOOD ORAL HEALTH HELPS LEAD TO OVERALL HEALTH, FROM IMPROVING A PERSON’S ABILITY TO SPEAK, SMILE, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH, CHEW, SWALLOW, AND MAKE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS TO SHOW FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020). SOCIAL DETERMINANTS CAN AFFECT A PATIENT’S ORAL HEALTH SUCH AS AS EDUCATION LEVEL AND INCOME. SOME RACE AND ETHNIC GROUPS ARE ALSO MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING ORAL DISEASES (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020). HEALTHY 2020 GOAL: • PREVENT AND CONTROL ORAL AND CRANIOFACIAL DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND INJURIES (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) • IMPROVE THE ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) RECOMMENDED PATIENT ACTIONS TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILD'S TEETH • STARTS WITH FIRST TOOTH • MAKE IT A ROUTINE • MAKE IT FUN TAKE CARE OF YOUR GUMS AND TEETH • REDUCE TOBACCO USE • BRUSH TEETH AT LEAST TWICE A DAY AND FLOSS DAILY • SEE A DENTIST REGULARLY EXPECTED PATIENT RESULTS ● WHEN PATIENT ACTIONS ARE FOLLOWED ROUTINELY THE RISKS FOR DENTAL CARRIES AND ORAL DECAY IS LESSENED (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) ● CHILDREN WILL DEVELOP A ROUTINE WITH THEIR DECIDUOUS TEETH THAT WILL FOLLOW THEM WHEN THEIR PRIMARY TEETH COME IN (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) ● THEY WILL HAVE FEWER CAVITIES AND DENTAL CARRIES AS ADULTS. APPROXIMATELY 33% OF CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPED A DENTAL CARRY IN A PRIMARY TOOTH BY THE AGE OF 5 (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) ● ORAL HYGIENE PATTERNS AND ROUTINES WILL HELP PATIENTS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AND PREVENT NOT ONLY DENTAL CARRIES BUT ALSO AID IN THE PREVENTION OF ORAL INFECTIONS AND GUARD AGAINST ILLNESSES (HEALTHY PEOPLE, 2020) WARNING SIGNS AND POTENTIAL PROBLEMS • • • • • • • • DENTAL CARIES (CAVITIES), WHICH IS THE DESTRUCTION OF TOOTH ENAMEL GUM DISEASE- STAGE 1 OF GUM DISEASE IS CALLED GINGIVITIS, WHICH IF LEFT UNTREATED LEADS TO THE DESTRUCTIVE PHASE OF PERIODONTITIS BAD BREATH BLEEDING GUMS TOOTH LOSS SENSITIVITY PAIN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS PROBLEM • COMMUNITY WATER FLOURIDATION • DENTAL SEALANTS FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN • ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE • SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS • EDUCATION ON INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT ORAL DISEASES (ADA, 2020) URGENT PROBLEMS • TOOTHACHE IS SEVERE • GUMS ARE BLEEDING AND ACHE • DENTAL ABSCESS • TOOTH WENT NUMB • MOUTH TASTES LIKE METAL CONTACT FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES (AT LEAST 2) ● ANCHORAGE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH ● CENTER DENTAL CLINIC WWW.ANHC.ORG/SERVICES/DENTAL FIREWEED BUILDING DENTAL CLINIC HTTPS://WWW.SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION.COM/SERVICES/DENTALSERVICES/ REFERENCES AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION [ADA], (2020). ORAL HEALTH TOPICS. RETRIEVED OCTOBER 09, 2020, FROM HTTPS://WWW.ADA.ORG/EN/MEMBER-CENTER/ORAL-HEALTH-TOPICS/HOME-CARE HEALTHY PEOPLE. (2020). ORAL HEALTH. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHYPEOPLE.GOV/2020/TOPICS-OBJECTIVES/TOPIC/ORAL-HEALTH U.S. DEPRARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SEVICES, (2020). TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILD'S TEETH. RETRIEVED OCTOBER 09, 2020, FROM HTTPS://HEALTH.GOV/MYHEALTHFINDER/TOPICS/DOCTOR-VISITS/REGULAR-CHECKUPS/TAKE-CAREYOUR-CHILDS-TEETH
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