...age, sex, race, ethnicity, social class, occupation, marital status, etc. contribute to variations in health status, health-related behavior, and use of health care services. How can a demographic factor impact health status, health-related behavior, or the use of health care services? Give a specific example. Do not use an example posted by another student. How can a demographic factor impact health status, health-related behavior, or the use of health care services? It is clear that there are many factors that can have an effect on the health of individuals and communities. There are many circumstances and environmental considerations that may play a role on whether people are healthy or not. Factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level and our relationships with friends and families can all have major impacts on our health. For example, our income and social status is a demographic factor that is intricately linked to our health. Higher income and social status results in better health. The greater the gap between the richest and the poorest people, the greater the differences in health. I have decided to use as my example tooth loss. Some key facts from the World Health Organization: Key facts * Worldwide, 60–90% of school children and nearly 100% of adults have dental cavities. * Dental cavities can be prevented by maintaining a constant low level of fluoride in the oral cavity. * Severe periodontal...
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...assignment I will be looking at the different types of communication which are used in care settings and the factors that support and inhibit communication. Communication in my opinion means interaction with others, gaining information and retaining that information. It is very important because we use it in our everyday lives to talk to people either orally or written. If there is a lack of communication then it will be hard for people to listen or to get the information they need. Firstly I will be researching the different forms of communication used in health and social care settings. In care settings, communication is especially important because it helps maintain a good relationship between individuals, for example a patient and their carer. There are four ways to communicate and these are oral, written, computerised and specialised methods. In a care setting it would be impossible without communication as the patient needs to fully understand their carer and a child needs to also understand their teacher. (http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080708062459AAdF3IB) ORAL Oral communication is the ability to talk with others to give and exchange information and ideas; it can also be used to explain thoughts and feelings. Some of the most common methods of oral communication are face to face conversations or speaking on the phone to another individual. Some of the advantages of oral communication it gives opportunity for immediate feedback and when communicating...
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...worldwide. The company operates in two segments: dental-care, personal-care products, home-care products and pet nutrition. Today the company has a functioning business unit in more than 200 other countries and territories worldwide. Colgate-Palmolive’s history traces back to the early 19th century when William Colgate, a soap and candle maker, began selling his wares in New York City under the name William Colgate & Company. The company sold its first toothpaste Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Cream, in 1896. Later in 1928 Palmolive-Peet Company bought the firm, under the administration B.J. Johnson. The company provides its oral, personal, and home care products primarily under the Colgate Total, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief, Colgate Max Fresh, Colgate Optic White, Colgate Luminous White, Colgate 360°, Colgate Plax, Palmolive, Protex, Softsoap, Sanex, Irish Spring, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, Caprice, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Murphys, Suavitel, Soupline, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Toms of Maine, and Mennen brand names to wholesale and retail distributors. The company had revenues for the full year 2012 of $17.1B USD. This was 2.1% above the prior year's results ($16.7B) and the estimated revenue of $17.5B for the full year 2013. Colgate’s Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility has assumed increasing relevance in the past decade and many organizations are realizing that a commitment to social responsibility is required not only from an ethical standpoint...
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...PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN INDIA - NEED OF AN HOUR Eshani Saxena*1, Pankaj Goel2 , Chandrashekar BR3, Sudheer Hongal 4 , 1. P.G Student , Dept of public health dentistry ,Peoples dental academy , Bhopal 2. HOD, dept of Public health dentistry AIIMS Bhopal 3. Dept of Public health dentistry, People’s dental academy , Bhopal 4. Reader, Dept of Public health dentistry, People’s dental academy , Bhopal Corresponding author: Dr. Eshani Saxena , P.G Student , Dept of public health dentistry ,Peoples dental academy , Bhopal . Received on 16 Jan 2014, Published on 2 feb 2014 ABSTRACT Technology in dentistry is a novel science and it will continue to grow in future. The research field that study dentistry from a technical perspective is dental informatics. Dental informatics engrosses every discipline in dentistry. To review the existing literature on dental informatics in public health practice and discuss the feasibility of integrating dental informatics in planning effective oral health information system in India. A thorough search for the literature on dental informatics and oral health information system was made in biomedical data bases using the search engine for two weeks by one investigator. The retrieved literature was then organized into primary and secondary sources, softwares in clinical dentistry, softwares for public health informatics etc. The literature focusing on the applicability of dental informatics in public health practice was selected...
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...1) What social gaps exist in the United States when it comes to dental care? Approximately two-thirds of Americans seek regular care from a dentist. However, many of the remaining individuals and families face challenges. The social gap in the United States Dentistry is the remaining one-third of Americans who are not receiving the dental care they need. 2) Who is or is not receiving dental care? Americans that are not receiving proper dental care includes those with racial and ethnic minorities, those with chronic diseases, the elderly, and families that struggle economically. Sometimes people struggle to getting to a dental office, or prioritizing dental care among other needs of living. They may be struggling with financial barriers....
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...2011 Barriers Impeding Access to Primary Oral Health Care Among Farmworker Families in Central Florida. Chaffin, Jeffrey G., Satish Chandra, S. Pai, and Robert A. Bagramian 2003 Caries Prevalence in Northwest Michigan Migrant Children. Journal of Dentistry for Children 70(2):124–129. Connecticut Department of Public Health Oral Health Reports 2007 and 2013 Exley, Catherine 2009 Bridging a Gap: The (Lack of a) Sociology of Oral Health and Healthcare. Sociology of Health & Illness 31(7):1093–1108. Heide,...
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...Health Promotion in Oral Cancer Health promotion may be defined as the process by which patients are given the power to gain control over their health thereby improving it. It also includes providing skills to patients to enable them to develop healthy habits and also improving their social and physical environments to support these habits (Sharma & Romas, 2012). Health promotion does not only focus on the disease but empowers the patient to improve his or her overall health. Therefore, health care in oral cancer is involved in creating a conducive environment for patients to improve their health. Oral cancer is a type of cancer that affects the inner parts of the mouth including the throat. It is mainly caused by smoking cigarettes and chewing smokeless tobacco. It mostly appears as painless sores and growth within the mouth including the lips, tongue, gums and inner cheek. It may be confused for ulcers or cold sores (Sharma & Romas, 2012). Oral cancer has a very high mortality rate i.e. patients affected only live for up to 5 years after infection. This may be due to the fact that cancer cells in the mouth are usually not detected until they are developed. Survival and treatment of oral cancer depends on early detection. If it is diagnosed in the early stages, an oral cancer patient is more likely to survive than persons affected by other cancers (Sharma & Romas, 2012). Health education with health promotion and the situation in Saudi Arabia Health education is any learning...
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...1. Organisation is analysed using the PESTLE framework. The impact of the macro - environment is evaluated. 2.1 The PESTLE is a management tool that involves identification of the political, economic, sociological, technological, legal, environmental factors that had an impact on an organisation in the past, and could affect organisation in the future. Carry out PESTLE along with SWOT analysis, assist in strategic decision- making, and setting realistic objectives. 2.2 The PESTLE analysis is attached as Appendix 1. 2.3 The SWOT analysis is attached as Appendix 2. 2.4 The evaluation of high impact environmental factors based on PESTLE analysis. 2.5.1 The Department of Health is making provisions to a number of changes to the NHS dental contract, based on capitation, quality and registration, rather than UDA system. The two prototype contracts will begin operating in 2015-2016 for a two year trial, before a general new contract is introduced for everyone, in consequence it is difficult to predict a full impact on our organisation until the trial is finished. This requires contract monitoring for the time being. 2.5.2 Due to providing assurance and reporting to the commissionaires in line with CQC and GDC requirements, our practice has been forced to invest over £100000 to meet mandatory standards by the end of 2012. This involved building of an extension and allocation of separate decontamination room, along with a staff training...
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...Practicing Oral Health i. Why did you choose this health behavior? The main reason I choose this behavior is because I think taking care of your mouth is the upmost important thing to do as it can affect other parts of your body. I have always taken care of my teeth to avoid the dentist as much as possible and keep cavities at a bare minimum. Oral hygiene is important to keep up with because nobody wants to have rotten teeth. We all want a perfect smile without stained or cavity filled teeth so why not take care of them right the first time so never have to get false teeth. For me, oral hygiene is one of the first things I ever think of and I hope other people feel the same so they can have long lasting teeth and avoid the dangerous cancers and gum diseases. The potential epidemiology of oral hygiene can always lead to a disaster of things by simply ignoring it or putting things in a mouth that causes negative health issues. The epidemiology of oral health is influenced by age, sex, origin which is associated with oral cancer risk and established risk factors including alcohol and tobacco use, for example. Additionally, possible associations between oral cancer risk and oral hygiene, diet, nutritional status, and sexual behavior as well as the influence of genetic factors on oral cancer risk are considered (NIDCR Home). Oral health also has an effect on other persistent diseases. Because of the failure to tackle social and material determinants and incorporate oral health...
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...How Does Cost Affect the HealthCare Delivery System? An In-Depth Look at the Health Care Delivery System and Cost. | | Princess L. Brigham | 11/23/2010 | HSA 6414: Social Dimensions and Issues in Health Care | ABSTRACT How does cost affect the health care delivery system? This research focuses on the cost of the health care delivery system and how it affects today’s society. High costs, gap-ridden coverage, and sporadic quality are the health care problems that most concern Americans. Yet most of the policy discussion is focused on the issue of coverage. Health care is expensive because of the pervasive entitlement attitude held by literally everyone in the system: patients, providers, suppliers, insurers. Government insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, veterans, Department of Defense) covers 87 million; tax breaks subsidize 176 million in employer coverage; insurers and other third-party payers take care of the bills for 85 percent of Americans. There is little awareness of the full cost or value of medical treatment on the part of consumers or providers, and little opportunity for individuals to choose their own coverage or make informed decisions with their doctors about treatment. Health care costs are far higher in the United States than in any other advanced nation, whether measured in total dollars spent, as a percentage of the economy, or on a per capita basis. And health costs here have been rising significantly faster than the overall economy or personal incomes...
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...major part in health and social care settings as working with people involves interaction, it is so vital as it entitles people to exchange thought through communication , allows problem solving, establishing relationships, speech, connecting with one another, signals or clarifying issues. There are four main types of communication, oral, written, computerised and special communication which are used in care settings. I am going to explain in great detail the different types of communication in the nursery and GP care settings and explain the purpose of each type of communication. Oral communication involves using words and sentences such as having a meaningful conversation. In oral communication speaking is required and is pivotal for clarifying issues or to build trust. Care workers need to have highly developed social skills in order to work with a wide range of emotional needs that service users will have in a nursery or GP practice. Workers in the nursery or GP practise will have to use face to face and oral communication together with a range of body language messages to help with the verbal communication so therefore it is understood by people. In the nursery care setting oral communication is the most effective and the most easiest way of communication as the child is only from 0-5 years of age, and so writing instructions to them is of no use as a child won’t be capable of reading it and therefore will not understand it. Oral communication in nursery care settings is...
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...An important part of dental care is prevention of dental caries through healthy diet and oral hygiene practice, however, the socioeconomic background and parental knowledge determines the impact and outcomes. A research by Threlfall, Hunt, Milsom, Tickle, and Blinkhorn (2007, p. 3) identify the level of caries the child had, has a direct link to socioeconomic group where families seem to be unmotivated and became disillusioned. 4.1 Socio determinants The fundamental aspects of oral health can be influenced by social determinants. The social determinants influence individual’s primary income and income distribution. As Threlfall et al., (2007) discuss families from lower socioeconomic groups seem to be less motivated in preventing dental...
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...Oral health status and the likelihood of rising dental caries precisely associate with the child’s vulnerability. Oral diseases are mostly seen in vulnerable populations. Social groups with augmented susceptibility to adverse health effects are defined as vulnerable populations. (Flaskerud & Winslow 1998). Children are a vulnerable population as they usually have restricted power, intellect, schooling, means, power and capacity to provide self care that enhances their possibility for reduced health effect. Children depend on their parents and caregivers to look after them and make available the largest part of their fundamental needs Hence, a child’s state of health relies on their parent’s capacity to care for them, which is ultimately affected by the parent’s own present state of vulnerability. An obvious understanding of the concept of vulnerability associated with oral health in the initial childhood is an essential step in comprehending this multi-factoral situation. This paper will discuss about Rodger’s evolutionary method of concept analysis used to offer an examination of vulnerability linked with oral health near the beginning of childhood, the steps in Rodger’s process of concept analysis and the results. Rodger’s Evolutionary Method Rodgers first published her evolutionary method for concept analysis in 1989 (Rodgers, 1989). Concept analysis is a method to simplify the meanings of terms and to characterize terms so that authors and readers communicate a collective...
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...on how health issues are different in these countries and some of the economic ramifications. Explanation of Key Term According to Satterlee (2009), a developed nation is a nation that has great wealth and resources, as well as the knowledge to properly manage its resources to take care of the well-being of its people (p. 87). The per capita of a developed country is typically higher than less developed countries. This notion, along with other economic issues, has been used to classify countries as developed by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the United Nations. These organizations have also classified whether a country is considering developing. There are several key differences between all three that one will need to delve into much more. Major Article Summary The article I chose to focus on the most was about the oral health care systems in both developing and developed countries. Kandelman and others wrote (2012), while it is known that there are marked differences in structure and scope of health systems between countries across the world, the common purpose is improving health. The factors that account for such differences are influenced in part by the economic and human resources available (para 3). This shows that there are many economic and social issues when it comes to health care. There must be a balance between the function of the health staff and the economic overflow that comes with the services. When it comes to oral health, the main...
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...Introduction “Successful marketing requires that companies cultivate a connection with their customers” (Kotler & Keller, 2009, p. 82). Though a broad based company, with a diverse and extensive product offerings, Colgate-Palmolive has successfully used market segmentation to identify unique needs of its consumer markets. They have combined the use of market segmentation and the ability to effectively gauge and respond to consumer behavior to divide and conquer the respective industries: Oral care, Personal Care, Household Surface Care, Fabric Care and Pet Nutrition. Geographical Segmentation Colgate has cornered significant markets with sales in North America (19%), Latin America (27%), Europe/South Pacific (21%), Greater Asia/ Africa (19% (“Colgate-Palmolive: A Strong International Position¸ 2012). One of the reasons for Colgate-Palmolive’s success globally is its targeting and tailoring the products to specific local regions. The company has identified in its outlook, that there will be “increases in media investments, targeted geographically” (Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference”, 2012). Each year, for example, in one of their largest market, India, the company signs a local celebrity as the local Colgate brand ambassador, this year it is popular Indian actor (“Colgate signs Allu Arjun as brand ambassador”, 2012). Another great indication of their geographically targeted marketing initiatives is the multiple Facebook pages. There are currently 45 Facebook...
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