Burt and Eklund's dentistry, dental practice, and the community / [edited by] Ana Karina Mascarenhas, Christopher Okunseri, Bruce A. Dye.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mascarenhas, Ana Karina Sofia de Piadade, editor.

Okunseri, Christopher, editor.

Dye, Bruce A., editor.

Burt, Brian A.

American Association of Public Health Dentistry, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dental public health.

Dentistry--Practice.

Dentistry.

Physical Description:

xii, 334 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Other Title:

Dentistry, dental practice, and the community

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Missouri : Elseveir : AAPHD, American Association of Public Health Dentistry, [2021]

Summary:

"Learn about the challenges, current trends, and the positive role that you can play in improving the dental health of the community. Completely revised and updated by members of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Burt and Eklund's Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community, 7th Edition presents dentistry and dental practice against the ever-changing backdrop of economic, technological, and demographic trends, as well as the distribution of the oral diseases that dental professionals treat and prevent. Readers will learn the latest techniques of research and measurement, and how oral disease may be limited through control and prevention. This updated text also addresses the new educational competencies for predoctoral/ post-doctoral dental students and dental hygiene students with updated and new content on cultural competency, oral health literacy, social responsibility, motivational interviewing, and oral systemic associations. All in all, this text takes a comprehensive look at the social context of dental care and the difference you can make in improving the health of the community you serve."--Publisher description.

Contents:

The practice of dental public health

Social determinants of health and oral health disparities

Access to dental care

Ethics and dental public health

Delivery of oral health care in the united states

Delivery of oral health care in Canada

Financing dental care or dental care financing

The oral health workforce

Environmental health issues in dentistry (infection control, mercury safety, BPA)

Reading the dental literature

Evidence-based dentistry

Research designs in oral epidemiology

Application of biostatistics in dental public health

Measurement and distribution of dental caries

Measurement and distribution of periodontal disease

Measurement and distribution of oral cancer

Measurement and distribution of edentulism and tooth retention

Measurement and distribution of malocclusion, trauma, congenital anomalies

Measurement and distribution of dental fluorosis

Oral health related quality of life and wellbeing

Health behavior and oral health promotion

Oral health education and health literacy in dental public health

Diet and oral health

Fluoride and human health

Fluoride and caries prevention

- Dental sealants and caries prevention

Plaque control and promotion of periodontal health

Tobacco control and oral health.

Notes:

"AAPHD American Association of Public Health Dentistry, leaders in promoting oral health".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Burt, Brian A. Dentistry, dental practice, and the community.

ISBN:

9780323554848

0323554849

OCLC:

1176277171