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Everything you need to know about Dental Public Health… at a Glance!
The essential reference covering the field of dental public health
Dental Public Health at a Glance, presents a rich introduction to dental and oral health issues in communities and populations. Offering comprehensive coverage of the field, each topic is richly illustrated and presented in an easy-to-comprehend two-page spread. The essential facts are clearly summarized and accompanied by tables, illustrations, and diagrams.
This revised and updated Second Edition presents a variety of updates, including the importance of population perspective on healthcare organization and delivery due to COVID-19 and other pandemics and the role to be played by dental services in contributing to the environmental agenda. It also addresses a number of revisions to important policy documents such as the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s report on feeding 1-5 year olds, emerging views on behavior change, and the increasing prominence of the Behavior Change Wheel.
Written by a widely published dental academic with more than 25 years of experience in the field, Dental Public Health includes information on:
Principles of measuring and recording oral health and the epidemiology of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancer
Study design, case reports, cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, and split-mouth and crossover studies in evidence based dentistry
Strategies for the delivery of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries, covering toothpaste, water fluoridation, and community fluoride schemes and fissure sealant programs
Societal factors influencing dental care including migration, race, and ethnicity
Considerations for a career in dental public health
Offering new revisions throughout all essential areas and case studies to enable enhanced understanding of concepts, Dental Public Health at a Glance is a must-have introductory textbook and revision guide for dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy students.
By:
Ivor G. Chestnutt (School of Dentistry Cardiff University UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 272mm,
Width: 213mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781394184316
ISBN 10: 139418431X
Series: At a Glance (Dentistry)
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 04 July 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface from the First Edition vii Preface to the Second Edition viii Part 1 Introduction 1 1 What is dental public health? 2 2 Health, oral health and their determinants 4 Part 2 Epidemiology 7 3 Basic epidemiology 8 4 Principles of measuring and recording oral disease and oral health 10 5 Epidemiology of dental caries 12 6 Epidemiology of periodontal disease 14 7 Epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer 16 8 Epidemiology of malocclusion, non- carious tooth surface loss and traumatic dental injuries 18 9 National trends in oral health 20 10 International oral health 22 Part 3 Evidence Based Dentistry 25 11 Study design 26 12 Case reports and cross- sectional studies 28 13 Case- control studies 30 14 Cohort studies 32 15 Randomised controlled trials 34 16 Randomised controlled trials II: Split mouth and cross- over studies 36 17 Systematic reviews and meta- analysis 38 18 Evidence- based dentistry and clinical guidelines 40 Part 4 Oral Health Promotion 43 19 Inequalities in oral health 44 20 Oral health education, oral health promotion and oral health improvement 46 21 Considerations in promoting oral health 48 22 Behaviour change I 50 23 Behaviour change II 52 24 Strategies for improving oral health in populations 54 Part 5 Fluoride and Oral Health 57 25 Strategies for the delivery of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries 58 26 Toothpaste 60 27 Water fluoridation 62 28 Community fluoride schemes and fissure-sealant programmes 64 Part 6 Diet and Oral Health 67 29 Diet and oral health 68 30 Public health aspects of dietary modification 70 Part 7 Tobacco and Oral Health 73 31 Tobacco and oral health 74 32 Alternative ways in which tobacco is used and tobacco control 76 33 Smoking cessation 78 Part 8 Alcohol and Oral Health 81 34 Alcohol and oral health 82 Part 9 Assessing Health Needs 85 35 Assessing oral health needs on a population basis 86 36 The oral health needs of specific population groups 88 37 Screening and diagnostic tests 90 Part 10 Providing Dental Services 93 38 Health economics 94 39 How the National Health Service is organised 96 40 How dental care is organised in the United Kingdom 98 41 Paying for dental care 100 42 Barriers to accessing dental care 102 43 Migration, race and ethnicity 104 44 Skill mix in dentistry 106 45 Pandemics and other threats in the context of providing dental services 108 46 The environmental agenda and dentistry 110 47 The future delivery of dental care 112 Part 11 Quality Assurance of Dental Care 115 48 Quality dental care 116 49 Clinical audit 118 50 Regulatory bodies and patient complaints 120 Part 12 A career in Dental Public Health 123 51 A career in dental public health 124 52 References and selected useful resources and further reading 125 Index 127
The Author Ivor G. Chestnutt, BDS, MPH, PhD, FDS(DPH)RCSEd, FDS RCSEng, FDS RCPSGlas, FFPH, DDPH RCS ENG FHEA is Professor and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University in the UK. Ivor is also registered as a Specialist in Dental Public Health with the General Dental Council.
