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Dentistry, Dental Practice and the Community

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 dentistry's 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.

Features:
* 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; andmore.
* Features chapters on providing dental care to the 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.

Interesting, helpful information that is good for the student to know
* Boxes: highlight important information, tips, etc
* Step-by-step procedures: special feature set off from the main text; shows how to do new tasks in a very simple, orderly fashion
* Many unique 2-color illustrations: identifies all forms used in dental office and explains in a unique way what they are and how they are to be completed
* Key points: bullet lists of the most important points of each chapter, appear at the end of each chapter.
* Critical thinking questions: review questions to make the student pull together information from the chapter to respond to a situation likely to arise in a dental office
* Web watch: lists web sites for students to seek additional information
* Attractive price: price lower than other choices; a lot for the money with the software
* Supported by ancillaries: workbook reinforces skills using paper method; software strengthens computer skills; IM provides supportive material for the instructor.