The Common Risk Factor Approach

Question 1

What is epidemiology

Answer 1

study of distribution and determinants of health related states and events
study diseases

Question 2

what is considered in common risk factor approach

Answer 2

determinants of health
risk probability ad harm
causation in epidemiology

Question 3

what si risk

Answer 3

probability or threat of damage, injury, liability, loss or any other -ve occurrence by external vulnerabilities

Question 4

what is a risk factor

Answer 4

attribute lead indiv to greater likelihood of developing an illness or condition

Question 5

what are some caries risk factors

Answer 5

patient/ carers ability motivation
brushing practise
diet

Question 6

what increases risk of caries

Answer 6

previous history caries
rssidencein area of deprivation
health care workers opinion

Question 7

what is causation of epidemiology

Answer 7

assc risk and disease or condition

• chance
• bias
• confounding
• causation

Question 8

what sit he traditional bradford hill criteria when thinking of cause having an effect

Answer 8

strength of assc
consistency finding
sp of assc
temporal sequence of assc
biological gradient
bio plasuaibilty 
coherence
experiment

Question 9

what si strength of assc

Answer 9

according to hill

stronger assc between risk factor and outcome more likely relationship to be causal

Question 10

what is consistency of findings

Answer 10

same finginds in diff pops, diff study design and diff time

Question 11

what is sp of assc

Answer 11

one to one relationship between cause and outcome

Question 12

what si temporal sequence of assc

Answer 12

exposure must precede outcome

Question 13

what is biogradent

Answer 13

change in disease rates from change sin exposure

Question 14

what is bio plausibility

Answer 14

presence of a potential bio mechanism

Question 15

what is coherence

Answer 15

relationship agree with the current knowledge of natural history of disease

Question 16

what is the experiment

Answer 16

removal of exposure alter the freuecy of outcome

Question 17

how strengthening oral health interventions

Answer 17

evidence based guidance on oral health

OH doesnt stand alone

Question 18

what is the common risk factor approach

Answer 18

prentattive fores

redoing effects of behavioural risk factor and improve general health

Question 19

government investment in aries prveention

Answer 19

HEAT 9 targets for fluoride varnish application
priority group strategy
caring for smiles
child smile