Community Oral Health

Pine and Harris (both dental public health and primary dental care, U. of Liverpool, England) examine dentistry in relation to populations and communities rather than individual patient care. The text, meant for senior dental undergraduates, postgraduates, and general practitioners, includes 19 contributed chapters from public health, dentistry, and other specialists from Europe, the US, and China to serve as an overview of community oral health.

Principles of public health, epidemiology, oral health promotion, and health services are covered, and examples for both developed and developing countries are described. This edition is in a new format for better use with teaching and learning; topics can be studied separately. The book lacks an index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)