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UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF DENTAL SERVICES
FUTURE USE OF DENTAL SERVICES
Chapter 3. Ethics and Responsibility in Dental Care
FRAMEWORK FOR ETHICAL STANDARDS
INDIVIDUAL VERSUS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
INDIVIDUALISM IN THE UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND SELF-REGULATION
DENTISTRY’S ETHICAL CHALLENGE: ACCESS TO CARE FOR EVERYONE
Chapter 4. The Practice of Dental Public Health
DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
Chapter 5. Oral Health Promotion
WHAT IS HEALTH PROMOTION?
COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH PROMOTION
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT ORAL HEALTH
PROMOTION OF WATER FLUORIDATION
Chapter 6. The Practice of Dentistry
Chapter 7. Financing Dental Care
INSURANCE PRINCIPLES AND DENTAL CARE
EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH CARE
EXPENDITURES FOR DENTAL CARE
FEE-FOR-SERVICE DENTAL CARE
THIRD-PARTY PAYMENT IN DENTISTRY
NOT-FOR-PROFIT DENTAL PLANS
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ONLY
MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND FLEXIBLE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
FORCES AFFECTING THE DESIGN OFTHIRD-PARTY DENTAL CARE PROGRAMS
PUBLIC FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE
Chapter 8. The Dental Workforce
TYPES OF DENTAL PERSONNEL
SUPPLY OF DENTISTS IN THE UNITED STATES
ALLIED DENTAL PERSONNEL INTHE UNITED STATES
LEGISLATIVE INFLUENCE ON DENTIST SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
Chapter 9. Access to Dental Care
REASONS FOR ACCESS PROBLEMS
SCOPE OF THE ACCESS PROBLEM
STRATEGIES TO SOLVE THE ACCESS PROBLEM
Chapter 10. The Healthy Dental Practice: Infection Control and Mercury Safety
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HIV ISSUES IN DENTAL PRACTICE AND DENTAL EDUCATION
DENTAL AMALGAM: SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Chapter 11 Reading the Dental Literature
TEXTBOOKS AND PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
CRITICAL READING—EVALUATING THE QUALITY OF A PUBLISHED PAPER
FINDING THE REPORTS YOU NEED IN THE LITERATURE
Chapter 12. Evidence-Based Dentistry
WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY?
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DENTISTRY
RATING THE QUALITY OF THE LITERATURE
EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY
RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRACTITIONERS
CURRENT STATE OF THE SCIENCE
LIMITATIONS OF EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY
Chapter 13. Research Designs in Oral Epidemiology
NONEXPERIMENTAL STUDY DESIGNS
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY DESIGNS
Chapter 14. The Measurement of Oral Disease
EPIDEMIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION
SAMPLING FROM HUMAN POPULATIONS
METHODS OF MEASURING ORAL DISEASES
MEASURING THE VALUE OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE PRACTITIONER
Chapter 15. Measuring Dental Caries
CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSING CORONAL CARIES
Chapter 16. Measuring Periodontal Diseases
PERIODONTAL TREATMENT NEEDS
PARTIAL-MOUTH PERIODONTAL MEASUREMENTS
Chapter 17. Measuring Dental Fluorosis
TOOTH SURFACE INDEX OF FLUOROSIS
THYLSTRUP-FEJERSKOV INDEX
DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS OF DENTAL ENAMEL INDEX
Chapter 18. Measuring Other Conditions in Oral Epidemiology
ORAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE
DENTAL CARE AND TOOTH LOSS
Chapter 20. Dental Caries
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF CARIES
SECULAR VARIATIONS IN CARIES EXPERIENCE
UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF CARIES
REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN CARIES DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES
CARIES DISTRIBUTION: DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS
CARIES DISTRIBUTION: RISK FACTORS AND RISK INDICATORS
Chapter 21. Periodontal Diseases
PERIODONTAL INFECTIONS AND HOST RESPONSE
CURRENT MODELS OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES
DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS IN PERIODONTITIS
RISK FACTORS FOR PERIODONTITIS
PERIODONTITIS AND SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS
PREDICTION OF PERIODONTITIS
Chapter 22. Dental Fluorosis
PREVALENCE OF FLUOROSIS IN THE UNITED STATES
RISK FACTORS FOR DENTAL FLUOROSIS
DENTAL FLUOROSIS AND CARIES
DENTAL FLUOROSIS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
Chapter 23. Oral Cancer and Other Oral Conditions
OTHER SOFT TISSUE LESIONS
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS
Chapter 24. Fluoride: Human Health and Caries Prevention
A CLASSIC EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY
SOURCES AND AMOUNTS OF FLUORIDE INTAKE
FLUORIDE AND HUMAN HEALTH
FLUORIDE AND CARIES CONTROL: MECHANISMS OF ACTION
EFFECTIVE USE OF FLUORIDE
Chapter 25. Fluoridation of Drinking Water
OPTIMAL FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN DRINKING WATER
EARLY STUDIES OF FLUORIDATED WATER
WORLD STATUS OF FLUORIDATION
FLUORIDATION IN THE UNITED STATES
CARIES REDUCTIONS FROM FLUORIDATION
FLUORIDATION IN THE AGE OF MULTIPLE FLUORIDE EXPOSURE
ECONOMICS OF FLUORIDATION
Chapter 26. Other Uses of Fluoride in Caries Prevention
FLUORIDATED SCHOOL DRINKING WATER
DIETARY FLUORIDE SUPPLEMENTS
PROFESSIONALLY APPLIED FLUORIDE GELS
MULTIPLE FLUORIDE EXPOSURES
Chapter 27. Fissure Sealants
SEALANT PRODUCTS AND PROCEDURES
SEALANT CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN
SEALANTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS
COST EFFECTIVENESS OF SEALANTS
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARD SEALANTS
Chapter 28. Diet and Plaque Control
NUTRITION AND ORAL DISEASES
WHAT IS MEANT BY A CARIOGENIC FOOD?
CARIOGENICITY OF DIFFERENT SUGARS
NONCARIOGENIC SUGAR SUBSTITUTES
“CLEANSING”AND “PROTECTIVE” FOODS
CARIES CONTROL BY DIETARY RESTRICTION
Chapter 29. Prevention of Periodontal Diseases
RATIONALE FOR PLAQUE CONTROL
APPROACHES TO PLAQUE CONTROL
MECHANICAL PLAQUE REMOVAL BYTHE INDIVIDUAL
MECHANICAL PLAQUE REMOVAL BYTHE DENTAL PROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL PLUS PERSONAL CARE
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC METHODS OF PLAQUE CONTROL
Chapter 30. Restricting the Use of Tobacco
PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE
PATHOLOGIC EFFECTS OF SMOKELESS TOBACCO
WHAT DENTAL PROFESSIONALS CAN DO