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Early Childhood Oral Health
By: Joel H. Berg , Rebecca L. SlaytoneBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
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In 2000, the US Surgeon General announced that dental caries is a "silent epidemic" and the most prevalent disease affecting children. Though much has been written on the science and?practice?of managing this disease, publications are diverse in their loci preventing easy access to the reader. Early Childhood Oral Health coalesces all important information related to?this important topic?in a comprehensive reference for students, academics, and practioners. In addition to?the latest?information about preventing?childhood caries, other topics include public health approaches to managing caries worldwide, implementation of new prevention programs, fluoride regimens, and new technologies in caries risk assessment. A must-read for?pediatric dentists, cariologists,public health dentists, and students in these fields, Early Childhood Oral Health is also relevant for pediatricians and pediatric nursing specialists worldwide.
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| Title of eBook: Early Childhood Oral Health | |
| Release Date: 09-15-2009 | |
| Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell |
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Early Childhood Oral Health
Chapter One
Introduction-why this book?Joel H. Berg
Stakeholders 7 Partnerships 10 Dental industry role 12 Media 13 Today's children as adults 13 Advocates 14 The internet 14 What we hope this book will accomplish 14 This book's audience 15 References 15
This book represents the first published textbook on the topic of the name it carries-Early Childhood Oral Health. This topic has caught the attention of a large host of stakeholders, as evidence of its importance to those who encounter the youngest members of our society. We hope that after reading this book, you will agree there is nothing more important in dentistry than early intervention, with the connected comprehensive prevention and management of the prevalent early childhood caries. We have the tools available to us to prevent most dental caries in children at a very early age, yet we have seen an increase in dental caries in preschoolers in recent years. This book will guide you from the epidemiology of caries in young children through ways in which preventive programs for infants and toddlers can be established in a variety of settings. You will note a prevailing theme of interaction between members of a team of providers-from a variety of health care delivery disciplines-to avert what is essentially a behavio
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