Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community

by Burt, Brian A.; Eklund, Stephen A.; Ismail, Amid I.

• ISBN13: 9780721673097
• ISBN10: 0721673090
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

SECTION I Dentistry and the Community	3	(54)
chapter 1 The Professions of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene	3	(10)
chapter 2 The Public Served by Dentistry	13	(14)
chapter 3 Ethics and Responsibility in Dental Care	27	(7)
chapter 4 The Practice of Dental Public Health	34	(9)
chapter 5 Promotion of Oral Health	43	(14)
SECTION II Dental Practice	57	(102)
chapter 6 The Healthy Dental Practice: Infection Control and Mercury Safety	57	(14)
chapter 7 The Structure of Dental Practice	71	(18)
chapter 8 Financing Dental Care	89	(26)
chapter 9 Dental Personnel	115	(19)
chapter 10 Dental Care in Canada	134	(16)
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chapter 11 Reading the Dental Literature	150	(9)
SECTION III The Methods of Oral Epidemiology	159	(44)
chapter 12 Research Designs in Epidemiology	159	(9)
chapter 13 The Measurement of Oral Disease	168	(10)
chapter 14 Measuring Dental Caries	178	(7)
chapter 15 Measuring Periodontal Diseases	185	(6)
chapter 16 Measuring Dental Fluorosis	191	(6)
chapter 17 Measuring Other Conditions in Oral Epidemiology	197	(6)
SECTION IV The Distribution of Oral Diseases and Conditions	203	(76)
chapter 18 Tooth Loss	203	(9)
chapter 19 Dental Caries	212	(25)
chapter 20 Periodontal Diseases	237	(22)
chapter 21 Dental Fluorosis	259	(8)
chapter 22 Oral Cancer and Other Oral Conditions	267	(12)
SECTION V Prevention of Oral Diseases in Public Health	279	(98)
chapter 23 Fluoride: Human Health and Caries Prevention	279	(18)
chapter 24 Fluoridation of Drinking Water	297	(18)
chapter 25 Other Uses of Fluoride in Caries Prevention	315	(19)
chapter 26 Fissure Sealants	334	(13)
chapter 27 Diet and Plaque Control	347	(11)
chapter 28 Prevention of Periodontal Diseases	358	(13)
chapter 29 Smokeless Tobacco, Oral Cancer, and Antitobacco Initiatives	371	(6)
Index	377