Mason, Jill

Concepts in dental public health / by Jill Mason. - 2nd ed. - Philadelphia, Pa. ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010. - 366 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 2005.

Module 1: Introduction to Dental Public Health --Chapter 1: History and Principles of Dental Public Health -- 2. Trends in Dental Public Health --3. Global Perspectives in Oral Health Care--4. Professional Opportunities in Dental Public Health --Module 2: Program Planning and Evaluation:- 5. Effective Community Programs --6. Planning for Community Programs--7. Program Evaluation-- Module 3: Health Promotion and Oral Health Education:- 8. Oral Health Promotion--9. Community Oral Health Education--10. Developing Educational Materials --Module 4: Epidemiology and Research:- 11. Concepts in Epidemiology --12. Applying Epidemiology in Public Health Practice: Oral Health Surveillance--13. Oral Disease Patterns in the United States--14. Biostatistics--15. Scientific Communication --Module 5: Ethics and the Law in Public Health Practice:- 16. Ethical Principles--17. Legal Principles --Module 6: National Board Success:- 18. National Board Success/310.

This text addresses the roles and responsibilities of the hygienist in public health dentistry. Coverage includes concepts, issues, techniques, methods used in everyday practice as well as factors affecting the oral health of various patient populations and development of public policy in response to each population's needs.

9781582558417 (pbk.) : £58.95 9781582558417


Dental public health.
Mouth--Care and hygiene
Dental hygiene.
Health and Wellbeing.
Dentistry

RK52

362.1976 MAS