Florida (FL) Public Health Dentistry Physicians and Dentists
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Public Health Dentistry Information
Description
Public health dentistry is a non-clinical specialty of dentistry that focuses on preventing and controlling dental diseases, and promoting community dental health. Public health dentistry treats the community as the patient rather than individuals. Some of the organized efforts include dental health public education and group dental care programs.
A public health dentist gets involved in social oral health polices and dental health educational programs for the public, dental epidemiology (the prevention and control of dental disease in a community population), and applied dental research. A public health dentist also studies the patterns, causes and control of dental diseases among groups of people (dental epidemiology), and focuses on the prevention and control of dental disease in a community population. Typically a public health dentist carries a Master of Science (M.S.) in Dental Public Health.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Florida has
87 practicing
public health dentists. Broken out by city, public health dentistry doctor density
in Arcadia is 4,
in Aventura is 1,
in Belle Glade is 2,
in Bradenton is 1,
in Brandon is 1,
in Bristol is 1,
in Brooksville is 1,
in Bunnell is 2,
in Casselberry is 1,
in Clearwater is 2,
in Crawfordville is 3,
in Delray Beach is 3,
in Fernandina Beach is 1,
in Fort Lauderdale is 5,
in Fort Pierce is 1,
in Gainesville is 1,
in Immokalee is 1,
in Jacksonville is 2,
in Kissimmee is 1,
in Lakeland is 1,
in Lantana is 1,
in Largo is 1,
in Macclenny is 1,
in Madison is 1,
in Miami is 5,
in Monticello is 1,
in Naples is 4,
in Ocala is 3,
in Orlando is 4,
in Pahokee is 1,
in Pensacola is 1,
in Quincy is 1,
in Rockledge is 2,
in Saint Augustine is 3,
in Saint Petersburg is 2,
in Sanford is 3,
in Sarasota is 2,
in Seminole is 1,
in South Miami is 1,
in Tallahassee is 2,
in Tampa is 1,
in Vero Beach is 1,
in West Palm Beach is 9,
in Wewahitchka is 1,
and in Yulee is 1.
Florida Information
Florida’s warm and humid subtropical climate makes it a winter destination for many. Population in 2000 was 15,982,378, according to census statistics. Tallahassee, located in the north panhandle area, is the state capital.
Tourism is a major industry in Florida, with Cape Canaveral, Disney World, the Everglades National Park, Universal Studios, the Atlantic coast and the Gulf coast all destinations for visitors and residents. Year-round outdoor activities include camping, golf, scuba diving, snorkeling, fishing and boating.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Florida has a population of 17,789,864.
Of this population, 3,975,071 are under the age of 18
and 2,978,335 are at or above the age of 65.
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