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Zusatztext This book is well organized, well indexed, and extremely easy to read -- so much so that I would have no problem recommending it to a layperson. ... It is an excellent review for board preparation and textbook for dental/hygiene students. This edition provides current information and reinforces the role and relevancy of dental public health as a specialty. Informationen zum Autor Dr Blánaid is Senior Clinical Lecturer and Academic Lead in Special Care Dentistry, Specialist in Special Care Dentistry and Specialist in Dental Public Health at the King's College London Dental Institute.; Dr Paul Batchelor is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental Public health at University College London and National Research Facilitator and Course Director of the Dental Health Services Leadership and Management Programme, FGDP(UK) at the Royal College of Surgeons.; Professor Elizabeth Treasure is Professor of Dental Public Health and Deputy Vice Chancellor at Cardiff University.; Professor Richard Watt is Professor and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health at the Research Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London. Klappentext Essential Dental Public Health, Second Edition is an ideal introduction for undergraduate dental students to the field of public health. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based medicine, this guide puts clinical practice in context with the help of a problem based approach to learning, illustrations and lists of further reading. Zusammenfassung Essential Dental Public Health, Second Edition is an ideal introduction for undergraduate dental students to the field of public health. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based medicine, this guide puts clinical practice in context with the help of a problem based approach to learning, illustrations and lists of further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 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 Part 2: Oral Epidemiology 5: Overview of epidemiology 6: Trends in oral health 7: Evidence-based practice Part 3: Prevention and oral health promotion 8: Principles of oral health promotion 9: Overview of behaviour change 10: Prevention and oral health education in dental practice settings 11: Sugars and caries prevention 12: Fluoride and fissure sealants 13: Prevention of periodontal disease 14: Oral cancer prevention 15: Public health approaches to the prevention of traumatic dental injuries 16: Prevention for people with disabilities and vulnerable groups Part 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 care delivery ...
