3. What is the prevalence of cleft lip and palate among patients seeking treatment in
UPCD clinics?
IV. 1. What about the use of epidemiology to plan and evaluate strategies to prevent
illness?
Having the knowledge and a bird’s eye view of the incidence and
prevalence of a certain disease and its pathogenesis will enable us to pinpoint
the causative agent of the disease and develop measures to avoid acquiring it.
All diseases can possibly be prevented when there is enough and extensive
knowledge of how it can be acquired or transmitted.