Oral Health Care for Socially Disadvantaged Communities

Febronia Kokulengya Kahabuka (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

297 Seiten

2013
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62948-287-3 (ISBN)

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This book gathers the current information on management of common oral conditions and proposes an appropriate package for underdeveloped communities. Practical solutions for managing oral conditions in the existing social, political and economic context of the developing countries is provided. This book is a good reference material for undergraduate and postgraduate students, academicians, as well as practising dentists. In this book, the Basic Package of Oral Care (BPOC) forms a pillar of the presentation. A traumatic Restorative Treatment, affordable fluoride tooth paste and relieve of oral pain are presented as an essential minimum package of oral care for any community. This book advocates home care and outreach programmes to reach the elderly. The already existing oral health care delivery system is challenged. This book provides evidence based appropriate oral care.

Preface; Social Disadvantage & Oral Health; Oral Health & Care in Low-Income Countries; Management of Dental Caries in Socially Disadvantaged Communities; Gingival & Periodontal Diseases in Socially Disadvantaged Communities; Surgical Conditions of the Oral & Maxillofacial Region; Oral Health Concerns in Children; Management of Orthodontic Conditions in Socially Disadvantaged Communities; Oral Health Care for the Elderly; Management of Oral Lesions Associated with HIV/AIDS; Feasible preventive methods for controlling oral diseases & conditions in socially disadvantaged populations; Index.

Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	556 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Zahnmedizin
ISBN-10	1-62948-287-0 / 1629482870
ISBN-13	978-1-62948-287-3 / 9781629482873
Zustand	Neuware