The fourth edition of this text provides a practical look at the role of the dental professional. It defines the role of dental professionals, consumers and government, and discusses the factors affecting the practice of dentistry in the 1990s. Social and financial aspects of dentistry are explained, as well as team management, ethics and legal issues. Six new case studies are included in the coverage of ethical issues in dental community health, each case ending with an analysis of the problem. There are also new chapters on dental insurance, quality assurance and legal issues
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 191 mm
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978-0-8151-3488-6 (9780815134886)
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Section One: Dental Care Delivery. Dental Public Health: An Overview. An Overview of the US Dental Care Delivery System. The Dental Workforce. Infection Control and the Role of the Dental Team. Paying for Dental Care. Section Two: Demographic Shifts and Dental Health. Recognizing Cultural Differences. Geriatric Oral Health. Dental Health of Children and Strategies for Prevention. Section Three: Distribution of Dental Disease and Prevention. The Epidemiology of Oral Diseases. Effective Community Prevention Programs for Oral Diseases. Dental Health Education. Planning for Community Dental Programs. Program Evaluation in Health Care. Section Four: Research in Dental Public Health. Introduction to Biostatistics. Analysis of the Dental Literature: More Accessible Through Informatics. Section Five: Ethics and the Law in Community Dental Health. Ethical Issues in Community Dental Health. The Impact of Transmissable Disease in the Practice of Dentistry. Risk Management in Dental Practice. Appendix A: Departments of the Federal Government. Appendix B: National Resources Hotlines.
