Achieving Oral Health by
G Kent & R Croucher ISBN 0723610576 Publisher: Wright Buy
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Book Description 'Achieving Oral Health' is now in its
third edition having been extensively revised. This well-established
book provides an excellent introduction to the understanding of the
role and importance of psychology in dentistry for undergraduate
dental students.
Personal communication between dentist and patient is of primary
importance in dental practice. Dentist-patient relationships can
present problems when patients are nervous or require particular
forms of care and an awareness of the views and expectations of
individual. This book provides the means to understand, prevent and
treat many of the difficulties encountered by dentists. It describes
the principles of psychology and sociology applied to dental
practice, giving specific guidelines on the most effective way to
deal with psychological problems, such as anxiety and
pain.
This new edition places more emphasis on the link
between the sociological and psychological aspects of care related
to public health and health promotion concerns. Awareness of these
issues continues to increase in line with growing research output,
and their importance is stressed in current General Dental Council
Recommendations for the dental undergraduate curriculum. The
subsequent surge in interest and understanding of the issues
involved in dental anxiety, preventive health care, dentist-patient
relationships and the care of specific patient groups means that an
updated text covering these areas is extremely
timely.
Contents: Foreword (Professor F C Smales);
Acknowledgements; 1. Challenges for modern dentistry: Achieving oral
health; Aims of the book; References; 2. The social context of oral
health: Definitions of health; What is oral health? Variations in
oral health; Social class; The contribution of the dentist to
achieving oral health; Summary; Practice implications; References;
3. Lay and professional contributions to oral health: Formal and
informal health care activity; Health behaviour and illness
behaviour; Accessing primary dental care; Becoming a dentist;
Summary; Practice implications; References; 4. Helping patients to
achieve oral health: Models of health behaviour; The educational
approach; The motivational approach; Designing a preventative
programme; Summary; Practice implications; References; 5. The nature
and causes of anxiety: The nature of anxiety; The causes of anxiety;
Summary; Practice implications; References; 6. Alleviating anxiety:
Modelling; Reducing uncertainty; Emotional support; Relaxation;
Cognitive approaches; Choosing between interventions; Summary;
Practice implications; References; 7. Pain: The experience of pain;
Measuring pain; Alleviating pain; Summary; Practice iomplications;
References; 8. Special groups: Orthodontics; Elderly patients;
Patients with handicaps; Mental health problems; Summary; Practice
implications; References; 9. Communication and consent in dental
practice: Communication; Teaching communication skills; Ethical
issues; Summary; Practice implications; References; Index.
Reviews "... Achieving Oral Health has much to offer
the concerned dental practitioner and student, in helping to
understand the needs of their patients. For the public health
professional it gives an insight into the social science literature
that underpins much of the activity surrounding oral health care." -
Gillian Bradnock, Community Dental Health (1998) 15,
286-287
"Good for years 1-4." - Andrew Hill, Senior
Lecturer, Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, University of
Leeds
Community Oral Health by
C Pine (Editor) ISBN 0723610959 Publisher: Wright Buy
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Book Description The discipline of dental public
health (or more broadly, Community Oral Health) is required by the
General Dental Council to be taught in every UK dental school. There
is also now an established specialty of Dental Public Health within
the National Health Service, as well as an option to take Dental
Public Health for the 2nd part of the Fellowship of Dental
Surgeons.
It can be seen, therefore, that the subject is
becoming an increasingly important component of dental education and
training today, and this new book should meet an urgent need for a
relevant text in this area. Edited by a well-known and respected
authority on Community Oral Health, contributions have been sought
from experts around the globe to reflect the international approach
taken by this work. 'Community Oral Health' should prove an
essential component of every dental trainee's bookshelf as well as a
useful purchase for those who are already in
practice.
Contents: Principles and practice of
public health; The primary health care approach; Society and oral
health; Health needs assessment; Principles and methods of oral
epidemiology; Public health aspects of oral diseases and disorders;
Community-based strategies for preventing dental caries; Trends in
oral health; Statistics in community oral health; Principles of
health economics in community oral health; Principles of oral health
promotion; Principles of health behaviour and health education;
Nutrition, dietary guidelines and food policy in oral health;
Fluoridation; Practical applications in oral health promotion;
Principles of organisation and models of delivery of oral health
care; Delivery of oral health care and implications for future
planning in the UK, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Latin America and
developing countries.
Reviews ' It is a comprehensive collection of chapters'
- Dental Health, February 1997.
'Cynthia Pine is to be
congratulated on completing what must have been an awesome task. She
has managed to bring major topics of interest together into a very
useful and readable textbook.' - Australian Dental
Journal
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