Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community

By Brian A. Burt, Steven A. Eklund, Stephen A. Eklund

Completely revised, updates, and expanded, the new 5th edition looks at the social context of dentistry and dental practice in a rapidly-changing world. It provides a comprehensive examination of dentistrys social and professional role, the epidemiology of oral diseases, prevention, and the provision of care. Concisely written, the New Edition includes more coverage than previous editions...is divided into more chapters for easy reference...and is profusely illustrated with tables and graphics.Provides coverage of: The development of the dental profession; dental demographics; ethics in dentistry; professional roles; infection control procedures; the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B on dentistry; how to use dental literature more effectively; and more.Features chapters on providing dental care tot he American public, discussing topics such as dental insurance, HMOs, managed care, public programs, the pros and cons of private fee-for-service, and more.
Covers the methods used to measure oral disease, including the most comprehensive assessment of the pros and cons of dental indexes currently available.Reviews the distribution of oral disease at a level of detail that no other text has.
Provides state of the art coverage of the use of mercury amalgams in dentistry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721673090
• ISBN13: 9780721673097
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for the dental public health professional

Burt and Eklund have taken a good thing and made it better. The new edition of "Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community" maintains the attention to detail and liberal referencing that was found in the 4th edition, but it adds tables and charts that are easier to read and tighter organization of the chapters such that common topics flow together more readily. Congratulations on a job well done.

The real community dentistry in most of the world

All other books like european books about the subject, are produced on a view embarassed for central, uniform and national health plans. This book make present in literature, the reality of many kinds of dental services delivery, like the state and private market. This aproach is more close with the real situation for most countries, speciality in plural societys.For this reasons, that book is a powerfull toll for all Dentists interessed in knowing "how is" the actual basis that are building a future of our profession.