TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burt,Brian A.
AU  - Eklund,Stephen A.
TI  - Dentistry, dental practice, and the community
SN  - 9780721605159 (pbk.) :
AV  - RK52 
U1  - 617.6 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - St. Louis, Mo.
PB  - Elsevier Saunders
KW  - Dental public health
KW  - United States
KW  - Dentistry
KW  - Public Health Dentistry
KW  - Preventive Dentistry
N1  - 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
N2  - Extensively revised, updated and expanded, this text examines the social context of dentistry and dental practice in a rapidly-changing world
ER  -