Georgia (GA) 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. Georgia has
42 practicing
public health dentists. Broken out by city, public health dentistry doctor density
in Atlanta is 5,
in Buford is 2,
in Clayton is 1,
in Columbus is 1,
in Conyers is 1,
in Dahlonega is 1,
in Dalton is 3,
in Decatur is 2,
in Demorest is 1,
in Douglasville is 1,
in Dublin is 1,
in Duluth is 1,
in Eastman is 1,
in Gainesville is 2,
in Griffin is 1,
in Jonesboro is 1,
in Lagrange is 1,
in Lawrenceville is 3,
in Macon is 1,
in Marietta is 1,
in Norcross is 2,
in Rome is 2,
in Rossville is 1,
in Savannah is 4,
in Summerville is 1,
and in Woodstock is 1.
Georgia Information
Georgia is rich in history, from its statehood in 1788, to its tobacco plantations, to its civil rights memorials. Atlanta is its vibrant capital city, and it offers a myriad of music, arts, sports and nightlife. While in Atlanta, visit the world’s largest aquarium, the Woodruff Arts Center, or the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Ride the Old Town Trolley in Savannah, and listen to some live jazz and blues at one of Savannah’s many festivals.
Georgia’s mountain parks offer hiking, biking, climbing, and other outdoor activities. On Georgia’s coastline, you can go boating, deep sea fishing or kayaking in the Atlantic. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge draws many visitors yearly.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Georgia has a population of 9,072,576.
Of this population, 2,319,806 are under the age of 18
and 865,997 are at or above the age of 65.
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