Essential dental public health / Blánaid Daly [and others].
Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: xiv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0192629743
- 9780192629746
- 362.1976 22
- RK52 .E85 2002
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 362.1976 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A503846B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Principles of Dental Public Health. 1. Introduction to the principles of public health. 2. Determinants of health. 3. Definitions of health. 4. Public health approaches to prevention -- Pt. 2. Oral Epidemiology. 5. Overview of epidemiology. 6. Trends in oral health. 7. Evidence-based dentistry. 8. Critical appraisal of literature -- Pt. 3. Prevention and Oral Health Promotion. 9. Principles of oral health promotion. 10. Overview of behaviour change. 11. Oral health education in dental practice settings. 12. Sugars and caries prevention. 13. Fluoride and fissure sealants. 14. Prevention of periodontal disease. 15. Oral cancer prevention. 16. Public health approaches to the prevention of traumatic dental injuries -- Pt. 4. Health Services. 17. Overview of health care systems. 18. The structure of the NHS in the UK. 19. The structure of dental services in the UK. 20. The European Union and dentistry. 21. Planning dental services. 22. Health economics. 23. Problems with health services. 24. Dental organizations.
"The reader will gain an understanding of the principles of dental public health sufficient for an undergraduate dental student. The book provides material to fulfil their requirements but also provides an excellent introduction for anyone looking for more detailed knowledge."--BOOK JACKET.
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