Dental Public Health: Oral Health Status-Essay writing Assignment

Internal Code: MAS115

Essay Writing Assignment:

Question: 1.Conduct a SWOT analysis of the oral health system of a country/region where you have lived. Provide a descriptive summary of the Oral Health profile for your country/region. Identify the major dental public health problems encountered and select a priority area for action. Provide a clear rationale for your selection. State your data source(s) and highlight any limitations in the available information. 2. Complete the Resource Assessment Questionnaire (Hobdell et al., 2003) using available policy documents from your country/region. Provide a summary description of your available resources. 3. Based on the level of resources available to you to address the oral health priority identified in your population, plan an oral health strategy for your country/region using the frameworks proposed by The WHO Global Oral Health Programme (Petersen, 2003) and Global Goals for Oral Health 2020 (Hobdell et al., 2003). 4. Your goals, objectives and targets must be tailored to your country/region’s needs. 5. Provide a proposed plan of action that is appropriate and sustainable.