Burt and Eklund’s dentistry, dental practice, and the community

Burt and Eklund’s dentistry, dental practice, and the community

Author
Ana Karina Mascarenhas, Christopher Okunseri, Bruce Dye
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Elsevier
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

Presents dentistry and dental practice against the ever-changing backdrop of economic, technological, and demographic trends, as well as the distribution of the oral diseases that dental professionals treat and prevent. Readers will learn the latest techniques of research and measurement, and how oral disease may be limited through control and prevention. This updated text also addresses the new educational competencies for predoctoral/ post-doctoral dental students and dental hygiene students with updated and new content on cultural competency, oral health literacy, social responsibility, motivational interviewing, and oral systemic associations.


Keywords: Dental public health / Dentistry - Practice / Public Health Dentistry