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

• Corporate Author: American Association of Public Health Dentistry (esponsoring body)
• Other Authors: Mascarenhas, Ana Karina Sofia de Piadade (Editor), Okunseri, Christopher (Editor), Dye, Bruce A. (Editor), Burt, Brian A.
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis, Missouri Elsevier American Association of Public Health Dentistry 2021
• Edition: SEVENTH EDITION
• Subjects: Public Health Dentistry > United States; Preventive Dentistry > United States
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Item Description: "AAPHD American Association of Public Health Dentistry, leaders in promoting oral health"--Cover.; Preceded by Dentistry, dental practice, and the community / Brian A. Burt, Steven A. Eklund. 6th ed. 2005.
• Physical Description: xii, 334 pages color illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780323554848; 0323554849

"Learn about the challenges, current trends, and the positive role that you can play in improving the dental health of the community. Completely revised and updated by members of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Burt and Eklund's Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community, 7th Edition 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. All in all, this text takes a comprehensive look at the social context of dental care and the difference you can make in improving the health of the community you serve."--Publisher description