Dental Surgery and Medicine

Public Health Dentistry

Dental Public Health (DPH) is a para-clinical specialised field of dentistry that deals with the prevention of oral illness and promotion of oral health. In order to improve the dental health of populations rather than individuals, dental public health is involved in identifying the most important dental health problems and developing workable solutions.

By directing resources to areas that are more important, dental public health aims to lower the strain on healthcare systems.

Dental illness is a problem that affects all nations equally. Because of the resources at hand, different policies and principles are implemented. Similar to public health, developing effective solutions will be facilitated by an awareness of the numerous elements that affect health