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Author Chestnutt, Ivor G

Title Dental Public Health at a Glance
Published Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (135 p.)
Series New York Academy of Sciences Ser
New York Academy of Sciences Ser
Contents Intro -- Dental Public Health at a Glance -- Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 Introduction -- 1 What is dental public health? -- 2 Health, oral health and their determinants -- Part 2 Epidemiology -- 3 Basic epidemiology -- 4 Principles of measuring and recording oral disease and oral health -- 5 Epidemiology of dental caries -- 6 Epidemiology of periodontal disease -- 7 Epidemiology of oral cancer -- 8 Epidemiology of malocclusion, non-carious tooth surface loss and traumatic dental injuries -- 9 National trends in oral health -- 10 International oral health -- Part 3 Evidence-based dentistry
11 Study design -- 12 Case reports and cross-sectional studies -- 13 Case-control studies -- 14 Cohort studies -- 15 Randomized controlled trials -- 16 Randomized controlled trials II: Split mouth and cross-over studies -- 17 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- 18 Evidence-based dentistry and clinical guidelines -- Part 4 Oral health promotion -- 19 Inequalities in oral health -- 20 Oral health education, oral health promotion and oral health improvement -- 21 Considerations in promoting oral health -- 22 Behaviour change -- 23 Strategies for improving oral health in populations
Part 5 Fluoride and oral health -- 24 Strategies for the delivery of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries -- 25 Toothpaste -- 26 Water fluoridation -- 27 Community fluoride schemes and fissure-sealant programmes -- Part 6 Diet and oral health -- 28 Diet and oral health -- 29 Public health aspects of dietary modification -- Part 7 Smoking and oral health -- 30 Smoking and oral health -- 31 Alternative ways in which tobacco is used and tobacco control -- 32 Smoking cessation -- Part 8 Alcohol and oral health -- 33 Alcohol and oral health -- Part 9 Assessing health needs
34 Assessing oral health needs on a population basis -- 35 The oral health needs of specific population groups -- 36 Screening and diagnostic tests -- Part 10 Providing dental services -- 37 Health economics -- 38 How dental care is organized in the United Kingdom -- 39 Paying for dental care -- 40 Barriers to accessing dental care -- 41 Migration, race and ethnicity -- 42 Skill mix in dentistry -- 43 A vision for the future delivery of dental care -- Part 11 Quality assurance of dental care -- 44 Quality dental care -- 45 Clinical audit -- 46 Regulatory bodies and patient complaints
Part 12 A career in dental public health -- 47 A career in dental public health -- 48 Useful references and further reading -- Index -- EULA
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781118629376
111862937X