Oral health education / Vickie J. Kimbrough, Karen Henderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimbrough-Walls, Vickie J.

Contributor:

Henderson, Karen, RDH

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dental health education.

Mouth--Care and hygiene--Study and teaching.

Mouth.

Health Education, Dental.

Oral Health.

Medical Subjects:

Health Education, Dental.

Oral Health.

Physical Description:

xii, 164 pages : illustrations, map, forms ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2006]

Summary:

This book will teach dental hygiene students and professionals how to present dental health education to clients and consumers. Each stage of life will be addressed--infant to elderly. KEY TOIPICS: It will present information on the perception of oral health by their clients, how they can be motivated to improve oral health, and how oral health influences and affects systemic health. Trends in oral health prevention will be discussed as each age group is presented. For dental and dental hygiene students and professionals.

Contents:

Current trends in dental health

Statistics on oral health

Nutrition, lifestyle trends, oral and systemic health

Communication styles

Learning styles and levels, perceptions and trends-part I: prenatal to adolescent

Learning styles and levels, perceptions and trends-part II: adult to elderly

Special needs populations

Providing chairside dental health education

Education for community populations

Partnering with allied health practitioners and educators

The consumer's view of oral health products.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0131090518

OCLC:

57557558