Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card)

Thorough explanations of how to read dental literature help readers understand how to draw their own conclusions from the latest studies.Coverage presents a number of complex problems facing practitioners today regarding access to dental care, and discusses how to solve them by working with public authorities and insurers.Comprehensive coverage of oral disease distribution helps readers to understand trends and risks they will encounter in the field.Material on prevention and control of oral diseases provides important information that all dental practitioners should have.Research designs used in oral epidemology assess the pros and cons of dental indexes available, allowing readers to gain an understanding of the complexities of disease measurement and research.Detailed content on providing dental care to the American public presents a unique opportunity to learn the system of dental care delivery.State-of-the-art coverage of mercury issues offer a balanced view of issues like toxicity, potential hazards, review of evidence, and politics.Ethical guidelines provide a discussion of how ethical principles have evolved over time and the precipitating events that pushed ethical practice into the forefront of health care.Information on the development of dental professions gives readers insight into how these professions originated and their current state.· Content addresses evidence-based dentistry, and how it can and should become part of the everyday clinical life of the practitioner, since staying current is vital to providing excellent patient care.· Discussions of infection control procedures and the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B incorporate new, updated guidelines in dental health care settings released in 2003.