ISBN: 1582558418

Written specifically for dental hygienists, Concepts in Dental Public Health, Second Edition, covers concepts, issues, techniques, and methods important to dental public health. With cont… More...

Written specifically for dental hygienists, Concepts in Dental Public Health, Second Edition, covers concepts, issues, techniques, and methods important to dental public health. With contributions from noted academics and professionals in the field, this resource comprehensively addresses the assessment of factors that affect oral health of populations and the development of policy in response to a populations's needs. It teaches dental hygiene professionals the fundamentals of how to actively promote oral health maintenance. Concepts in Dental Public Health is unique in its application of the Dental Hygiene Process of Care-the globally accepted, foundational concept in clinical care for dental hugienists-to the subject of dental public health. The text is based on the American Dental Education Association's Competencies for Dental Hygienists and includes a chapter on National Board Preparation, with Board-style review questions that help prepare students for the national exam. Features Each chapter is keyed to the relevant corresponding steps in the Dental Public Health Program Development Cycle-Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, and Documentation. New appendix lists the relevant American Dental Education Association's Competencies for Dental Hygienists addressed in each chapter. Content has been fully updated to reflect current terminology and new developments in dental public health. Increased coverage of health literacy, new trends, and alternati administration and medicine economics,administration and policy,dental assisting,dental hygiene,dentistry,general,medical,medical books,medicine and health sciences,public health Dentistry, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins<

ISBN: 9781582558417

Written specifically for dental hygienists, this comprehensive textbook covers concepts, issues, techniques, and methods related to dental public health. It focuses on the assessment of f… More...

Written specifically for dental hygienists, this comprehensive textbook covers concepts, issues, techniques, and methods related to dental public health. It focuses on the assessment of factors that affect oral health of populations, the development of policy in response to a population's needs, and the active promotion of oral health maintenance. This text is unique in that it applies the Dental Hygiene Process of Care--a globally accepted, foundational concept in clinical care for dental hygienists--to the subject of dental public health, lending it greater relevance and familiarity to dental hygiene students. The book is based on the American Association of Dental Schools' Competencies for Dental Hygienists. A chapter on National Board Preparation, including Board-style review questions, prepares students for the national exam. Media ><