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Print Price: $54.00

Format:
Paperback
208 pp.
189 mm x 246 mm

ISBN-13:
9780199679379

Publication date:
June 2013

Imprint: OUP UK


Essential Dental Public Health

Second Edition

Blanaid Daly, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure and Richard Watt

Public health is a key concern of modern dental practitioners as they continue to play a vital role in the health of populations across the world. The second edition of Essential Dental Public Health identifies the links between clinical practice and public health with a strong emphasis on evidence-based medicine.

Fully revised and updated for a second edition, this textbook is split into four parts covering all the need-to-know aspects of the subject: the principles of dental public health, oral epidemiology, prevention and oral health promotion, and the governance and organization of health services. Essential Dental Public Health is an ideal introduction to the field for dentistry undergraduates, as well as being a helpful reference for postgraduates and practitioners.

Readership : Suitable for all undergraduate dentistry students, it will also be a useful reference for postgraduates and dental practitioners.

Reviews

  • Review from previous edition: "This book is a valuable addition to the bookshelf for anyone interested in dentistry beyond what happens directly between dentist and patient... A concise summary of dental public health is never an easy thing to produce and the authors are to be congratulated for a well-constructed and readable book."

    --Dental Update - May 2003

  • "Essential Dental Public Health sets out to introduce dental students to the discipline. It is a cracking little book and will be invaluable not only for undergraduates but also for professions complimentary to dentistry learning about dental public health. It will also be an excellent primer for Masters students in the discipline who need to gain an overview before they embark on more detailed reading... This book invaluably fills a niche in the library. It will become a standard text for Dental Public Health in dental schools and would also be a very useful read for anybody with an interest in the discipline."

    --Open Wide - 2003

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. 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 vulnerable groups and populations
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 services

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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.

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Special Features

  • Clear writing styles with a problem-based approach to learning.
  • Emphasis on evidence-based medicine.
  • Further reading lists to help the reader expand their knowledge.
  • Discussion points aid self-assessment and provide a starting point for further study.
  • Illustrated throughout with graphs and schematic diagrams.
New to this Edition
  • Brand new chapter on prevention of disease in vulnerable groups.
  • Updated in line with the newest guidelines and data in the field.