The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts is the definition of which of the following?
A) Dental public health
B) Curriculum of dental hygiene
C) Public health assessment
D) Dental epidemiology

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Dental public health is the science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a patient rather that the individual. It is concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis.

The Science and Art of Preventing and Controlling Dental Diseases