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Dentistry, dental practice, and the community.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier Saunders, c2005.Edition: 6th ed. / Brian A. Burt, Stephen A. EklundDescription: x, 425 p. : ill., map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780721605159 (pbk.) :
  • 072160515X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 617.6 22
LOC classification:
  • RK52
Contents:
The profession of dentistry and dental hygiene -- The public served by dentistry -- Ethics and responsibility in dental care -- The practice of dental public health -- Oral health promotion -- The practice of dentistry -- Financing dental care -- The dental workforce -- Access to dental care -- The healthy dental practice: infection control and mercury safety -- Reading the dental literature -- Evidence-based dentistry -- Research designs in oral epidemiology -- The measurement of oral disease -- Measuring dental caries -- Measuring periodontal diseases -- Measuring dental fluorosis -- Measuring other conditions in oral epidemiology -- Tooth loss -- Dental caries -- Periodontal diseases -- Dental fluorosis -- Oral cancer and other oral conditions -- Fluoride: human health and caries prevention -- Fluoridation of drinking water -- Other uses of fluoride in caries prevention -- Fissure sealants -- Diet and plaque control -- Prevention of periodontal diseases -- Restricting the use of tobacco.
Summary: Extensively revised, updated and expanded, this text examines the social context of dentistry and dental practice in a rapidly-changing world.
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Previous ed.: London: W.B. Saunders, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The profession of dentistry and dental hygiene -- The public served by dentistry -- Ethics and responsibility in dental care -- The practice of dental public health -- Oral health promotion -- The practice of dentistry -- Financing dental care -- The dental workforce -- Access to dental care -- The healthy dental practice: infection control and mercury safety -- Reading the dental literature -- Evidence-based dentistry -- Research designs in oral epidemiology -- The measurement of oral disease -- Measuring dental caries -- Measuring periodontal diseases -- Measuring dental fluorosis -- Measuring other conditions in oral epidemiology -- Tooth loss -- Dental caries -- Periodontal diseases -- Dental fluorosis -- Oral cancer and other oral conditions -- Fluoride: human health and caries prevention -- Fluoridation of drinking water -- Other uses of fluoride in caries prevention -- Fissure sealants -- Diet and plaque control -- Prevention of periodontal diseases -- Restricting the use of tobacco.

Extensively revised, updated and expanded, this text examines the social context of dentistry and dental practice in a rapidly-changing world.

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