Oral health plays a critical role in the overall health of a community. Prevention, access to care, and health equity all contribute to a healthy mouth and, in turn, a healthy body. But providing good oral health care is about more than the patient in front of you. To truly understand and improve oral health, it's important to zoom out and focus on specific groups, communities, and populations – in other words, population health.
What is population health? This course will explore that question and explain why focusing on the health of a specific group can help you provide better care to that group. We'll also discuss the emerging connections between oral health and overall health, and how integrating care can benefit communities.
- Define population health.
- Describe how population health offers an effective framework to manage oral health conditions for large groups.
- Discuss population health as a facilitator for value-based care.
- Identify components of population health in your community.
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.