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| Target Population Profiles |
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| Comprehensive overview of the target populations that includes specific descriptions |
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| Target Population Profiles |
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| Demographics, The population’s location, Available resources, Partnerships |
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| The process of working together toward a common goal. Two or more organizations or individuals work on a task of mutual interest and benefit |
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| The state or condition of associating or participating with others regularly regarding a joint interest. An intense form of collaboration. An agreement between entities |
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| Cornerstones of creating successful change within a community. Partnerships that function on a larger scale |
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| Benefits of Coalition Building |
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| Come in a variety of forms: permanent, temporary, single, or multi-issues. Increases the potential for success in creating policy change, increasing public knowledge, creating a network, and developing of innovative solutions to complex problems |
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| Lobbying for Policy Change |
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| A tool to provide advice on strategies, tactics, and procedures to maximize your effectiveness. Provides access to those whom the change agent wants to influence |
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| Potential Roles for Dental Hygienists in Evidence-Based Data Collection |
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| WHO aspires a role in promoting good practice, training, and collaboration between teams throughout the world. |
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| the development of workforce capacity with clinical examination skills to develop partnerships between health practitioners and academics in conducting evaluations. |
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| The International Dental Hygiene Movement |
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| Modern dental hygienists, rather than dentists, would be in an excellent position to provide services as the principle oral care professional at a lower cost. |
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| Trends in Dental Hygiene Education |
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Education serves to socialize knowledge. Credentials ensure a standard of care.
Currently, dental hygiene education is eclectic because schools vary in prerequisites, duration, and institutional settings. |
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| the United States requires state qualifications in addition to national qualifications. European countries are closer to attaining a more portable license. |
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| How Can Global Dental Hygiene Impact Oral Health Equality? |
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| Many governments are reducing their financial support for national oral health promotion because of the absence of evidenced-based research. |
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