What were the milestones in dental public health in the early twentieth century?

What were the milestones in dental public health in the early twentieth century?



High rate of infant mortality—
• -maternal and child health programs initiated with an emphasis on nutrition, medical care, and, eventually, health inspection in schools.
• -Disgraceful conditions in food processing industry—initiation of widespread governmental regulation.
• -High rates occupational diseases and industrial injuries-new programs for industrial hygiene and occupational health.
• -Mental health was identified as a public health issue, and specific nutritional deficiencies were recognized as risk factors for a spectrum of diseases, including studies of pellagra, a vitamin-deficiency disease
• Dr. George Cooper added oral hygiene to the public health agenda (1918)


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