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Book Description

The discipline of dental public health (or more broadly, Community Oral Health) is required by the General Dental Council to be taught in every UK dental school. There is also now an established specialty of Dental Public Health within the National Health Service, as well as an option to take Dental Public Health for the 2nd part of the Fellowship of Dental Surgeons. It can be seen, therefore, that the subject is becoming an increasingly important component of dental education and training today, and this new book should meet an urgent need for a relevant text in this area. Edited by a well-known and respected authority on Community Oral Health, contributions have been sought from experts around the globe to reflect the international approach taken by this work. 'Community Oral Health' should prove an essential component of every dental trainee's bookshelf as well as a useful purchase for those who are already in practice.

 

Contents

Principles and practice of public health; The primary health care approach; Society and oral health; Health needs assessment; Principles and methods of oral epidemiology; Public health aspects of oral diseases and disorders; Community-based strategies for preventing dental caries; Trends in oral health; Statistics in community oral health; Principles of health economics in community oral health; Principles of oral health promotion; Principles of health behaviour and health education; Nutrition, dietary guidelines and food policy in oral health; Fluoridation; Practical applications in oral health promotion; Principles of organisation and models of delivery of oral health care; Delivery of oral health care and implications for future planning in the UK, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Latin America and developing countries.

 

Reviews

' It is a comprehensive collection of chapters' - Dental Health, February 1997. 'Cynthia Pine is to be congratulated on completing what must have been an awesome task. She has managed to bring major topics of interest together into a very useful and readable textbook.' - Australian Dental Journal