Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community
This great resource presents dentistry and dental practice against the ever-changing backdrop of economic, technological, and demographic trends, as well as the distribution of the oral diseases that dental professionals treat and prevent. The text is logically divided into five parts. Dentistry and the Community deals with the development of the dental and dental hygiene professions, demographics of the public, its use of dental services, and the professional role. Dental Practice covers the...
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Here is the thoroughly revised and reorganized 5th Edition of this highly successful dental public health text. Updated to reflect the current information and to keep pace with social changes, this resource presents dental practice as it relates to social events — economy, technology and demographic trends, and epidemiology. Describes how to determine the quality of scientific papers in dental literature. This edition features a helpful detailed outline before each chapter and many new tables and graphics.
Sect. IDentistry and the Communitych. 1The Professions of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene3ch. 2The Public Served by Dentistry13ch. 3Ethics and Responsibility in Dental Care27ch. 4The Practice of Dental Public Health34ch. 5Promotion of Oral Health43Sect. IIDental Practicech. 6The Healthy Dental Practice: Infection Control and Mercury Safety57ch. 7The Structure of Dental Practice71ch. 8Financing Dental Care89ch. 9Dental Personnel115ch. 10Dental Care in Canada134ch. 11Reading the Dental Literature150Sect. IIIThe Methods of Oral Epidemiologych. 12Research Designs in Epidemiology159ch. 13The Measurement of Oral Disease168ch. 14Measuring Dental Caries178ch. 15Measuring Periodontal Diseases185ch. 16Measuring Dental Fluorosis191ch. 17Measuring Other Conditions in Oral Epidemiology197Sect. IVThe Distribution of Oral Diseases and Conditionsch. 18Tooth Loss203ch. 19Dental Caries212ch. 20Periodontal Diseases237ch. 21Dental Fluorosis259ch. 22Oral Cancer and Other Oral Conditions267Sect. VPrevention of Oral Diseases in Public Healthch. 23Fluoride: Human Health and Caries Prevention279ch. 24Fluoridation of Drinking Water297ch. 25Other Uses of Fluoride in Caries Prevention315ch. 26Fissure Sealants334ch. 27Diet and Plaque Control347ch. 28Prevention of Periodontal Diseases358ch. 29Smokeless Tobacco, Oral Cancer, and Antitobacco Initiatives371Index377
