Syllabus
* Introduction to oral epidemiology
Importance of oral health data; methods of data collection; epidemiologic studies and statistical investigations; basic indicators of oral health and treatment need
* Indicators of caries experience and dental status
Epidemiologic definition of dental caries; caries experience and dental status; DMFT/dmft, DMFS/dmfs, distribution of dental caries; Restorative index
* Indicators of periodontal status
Quantification and demonstration indices; Indicators of gingivitis (GI, PMA, PBI and others);
Indicators of dental plaque (OHI, Plaque index and others); Indicators of periodontal disease (PI, CAL, CPI, CPITN)
* Indicators of dental care
Data sources; Indicators of dental check-ups; Indicators of the primary dental care
* Epidemiology of oral diseases in the Czech Republic and other EU countries
WHO Global Oral Databank and other data sources; reference age categories;
Programme ?Health 21? and goals in oral health by 2010; Epidemiologic data in oral health from CZ and other EU countries
* Psychometrics and sociometrics in oral epidemiology
Questionnaires, interview; psychomteric and sociometric constructs; oral health beliefs, attitudes and behaviour; dental fear