Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care - 9780323036955

Prevention in Clinical Oral Health CareAuthor(s): David P. Cappelli, Connie Chenevert Mobley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Mosby\nISBN-13: 9780323036955, 978-0323036955\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on oral health promotion and the impact of systemic disease in the development of oral disease, as well as how to introduce, apply, and communicate prevention to a patient with a defined risk profile. Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care integrates preventive approaches into clinical practice, and is a valuable tool for all health care professionals to integrate oral health prevention as a component of their overall preventive message to the patient.\n\nDiscusses risk-based approaches to prevent problems such as caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer.\nTopics are written at a level that can be understood by both practicing dental health team members and by dental hygiene and dental students so strategies can be applied .