Synopses & Reviews
Since the publication seven years ago of the third edition of this classic work, there have been rapid changes in the field of dental public health. A sharp drop in childhood tooth decay in developed countries has resulted from the fluoridation of drinking water. Budget cuts in governmental dental care programs have brought increased emphasis to the need for auxiliaries as responsible members of the dental team.
This new edition presents a complete and up-to-date treatment of the tools of dental public health, including biostatistics, epidemiology, and the social sciences. James Morse Dunning provides a concise discussion of survey and evaluation methods and of techniques for the design of delivery programs for dental care. He evaluates the impact of the increasing demand for adult and geriatric dentistry. In response to the critical need for costefficient dental care, Dunning goes beyond most dental organizations of the day to advocate the use of well-trained paradental personnel under the general supervision of dentists.
Review
An excellent intertwining of the broad aspects and principles in the general field of public health with the specific problems and programs in dental public health. American Journal of Public Health
About the Author
James Morse Dunningis a Professor of Ecological Dentistey<>,Emeritus,Harvard University, and the author of Dental Care for Everyone:Problems and Proposals.
Table of Contents
PART I: BACKGROUND 1. Public Health in Theory
2. Public Health in Practice
3. Milestones in Dental Public Health
PART II: THE TOOLS OF DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
4. Biostatistics: Selection of Data
5. Biostatistics: Appraisal of Variability
6. Biostatistics: Correlation and Other Tests
7. Epidemiology: General Principles
8. Epidemiology: Dental Caries
9. Epidemiology: Periodontal and Other Diseases
10. The Social Sciences
11. Principles of Administration
12. Preventive Dentistry
PART III: DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
13. Dental Needs and Resources
14. Surveying
15. Dental Health Education
16. Water Fluoridation
17. Delivery of Dental Care
18. Payment for Dental Care
19. Evaluating the Quality of Dental Care
20. Community Dental Health Programs
21. Special Dental Health Programs
22. State Dental Health Programs
23. United States Federal Programs
24. Foreign and International Programs
PART IV: THE FUTURE
25. Conquest or Equilibrium?
References
Index