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List of contents
Part 1: Introduction 1. Prevention – Its Past, Present, and Future Place in Dentistry 2. The Relation Between Preventative and Operative Dentistry Part 2: Prevention of Diseases 3. Dental Caries: Dietry and Microbiology Factors 4. Dental Caries: Resistance Factors – Enamel Chemistry and Saliva 5. Dental Caries: Resistance Factors – Fluorides 6. Periodontal Diseases 7. Diseases of the Masticatory Comlpex Part 3: Implementation 8. Epidemiology: The Methods and Their Utilization 9. Basic Prevention for the Individual 10. Community-Based Methods for Preventing Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease 11. Individualized Prevention 12. Promotion of Preventive Measures Part 4: Prevention in Different Societies 13. Health Policy 14. Health Economy and Administration 15. The Goals and Strategies of Community in Developing Countries 16. The Goals of Community Dentistry in Industrialized Countries
About the author
Dr. Lars Granath is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pedodontics at the University of Lund in Malmo, Sweden, School of Dentistry,
Dr. William D. McHugh is Director of the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York, and Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Dental Research and Associate Dean for Dental Affairs at the University of Rochester.
Summary
First published in 1986: This book presents a new approach to oral diseases. Recent decades have seen the proliferation of methods to prevent these diseases and enormous growth in the underlying scientific knowledge and mechanisms of prevention.
