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)