Contents

SECTION 1
Community Dentistry
1. Introduction, Scope and Development of
Community Dentistry ................................................ 3
2. Definitions, Concepts and Explanations ..................... 8
3. Epidemiology ............................................................ 15
4. Introduction to Biostatistics in Dental Public
Health ...................................................................... 27
5. Psychological Development of Child from
Birth to Adolescence ................................................ 38
6. Management of Child in the Dental Clinic ................ 42
7. Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases .................... 44
8. School Dental Health Programme .............................73
9. Oral Health Policy of Government of India ............... 75
10. Dental Health Care Delivery: Influence of
Factors ..................................................................... 80
11. Role of Auxiliaries in Dental Care ............................ 86
12. Dental Health Education and Communication .......... 88
13. Geriatric Dental Health Care .................................... 97
14. Dental Health Care Financing ................................. 101
15. Planning for Community Dental Health
Programmes ........................................................... 104
16. Evaluation of Dental Health Programme ................. 109
17. Nutrition and Dental Health Care ........................... 111
18. Community Dental Health Research ....................... 118

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19. Role of Computer in Community Dentistry ............. 122
20. Team Management in Dental Practice ..................... 124
21. Infectious Diseases and their Control ..................... 128
22. Risk Management and Consumer Protection
Act in Dental Practice ............................................ 132
23. Ethics and Jurisprudence in Dental Health
Care ........................................................................ 136
24. Indian Dental Association and Organizations
of Health and Dental Health ................................... 139
25. Evolution and Regulation of Dental Practice .......... 145
26. Global Goals for Oral Health for the Year 2000 ...... 147
27. Oral Physician ........................................................ 150
28. National Health Programmes and Other
Voluntary Agencies ................................................. 152
29. General Definitions Useful in Community
Dentistry ................................................................. 156

SECTION 2
Preventive Dentistry
30. Introduction, Definition and Scope of
Preventive Dentistry ................................................ 163
31. Levels of Prevention of Dental Diseases .................. 165
32. Plaque and Detnal Diseases ................................... 167
33. Primary Preventive Measures Taken by
Community or Governmental Agencies ................... 172
34. Primary Preventive Services Provided by the
Dental Profession ................................................... 182
35. Diet Counseling for Prevention of Dental
Caries ..................................................................... 194

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36. Diet Counseling for Prevention of Periodontal
Diseases ................................................................ 199
37. Caries Activity Tests ............................................... 202
38. Disclosing Agents ................................................... 204
39. Chemicals Used for Plague Control .........................206
40. Primary Preventive Measures Observed by
the Individual ......................................................... 208
41. Oral Hygiene Practices ........................................... 211
42. Methods of Toothbrushing ..................................... 218
43. Dentifrices .............................................................. 221
44. Interdental Cleaning Aids ....................................... 224
45. Vaccine Against Dental Caries ................................ 226
46. Prevention of Oral Malignancy ................................ 228
47. Preventive Dentistry Treatment Planning ................. 231
48. Epidemiological Dental Indices .............................. 234