Health Promotion
Competency Domain 4 - Health Promotion
4.1 Provide prevention, intervention, and educational strategies.
- Patient and family communication
- Education of patient and/or family
- Risk assessment
- Prevention strategies (intervention, motivation, nutrition)
- Clinical evaluation
- Utilization of the principles of learning and instruction in patient education
4.2 Participatewith dentalteam members and other health care professionals in the
management and health promotion for all patients.
- Various practice settings (community settings)
- Organizational behavior of team
- Professional communication
- Collaborative and leadership skills
- Inter-professional education
4.3 Apply community dental health principles (assess, plan, implement and evaluate
programs) to prevent disease and promote health.
- Cultural competence
- Barriers to improving oral health
- Global health
- Population trends
- National and international health goals
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