Help your students develop the skills needed to provide effective community oral health care! Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 6th Edition, describes the role of the public health professional in improving the oral health care of people throughout the community. It discusses key topics such as access to care, the assessment of community dental health programs, social responsibility and government policy, cultural diversity, and career options in public health, and it helps enhance students' skills in interprofessional communication and collaboration in support of patient care. Written by dental hygiene educator Charlene Dickinson, this book helps students prepare to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) and provide quality oral health care to diverse populations.
NEW! Content on interprofessional education and practice is reinforced throughout the text to enhance your collaboration with the health care team and support patient care
NEW! Updated focus on cultural competence and cultural humility ensures you will be ready to provide appropriate care to all populations
NEW! Content on interprofessional education and practice is reinforced throughout the text to help enhance students' collaboration with the health care team and support patient care
NEW! Updated focus on cultural competence and cultural humility ensures students will be ready to provide appropriate care to all populations
Comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage provides everything students need to know to succeed in community dental hygiene practice
Practice-oriented content includes learning objectives in each chapter, opening statements with lists of key facts, Dental Hygienist Mini-Profiles, Guiding Principles boxes, and Dental Hygiene Competencies
Applying Your Knowledge and Community Casesections in each chapter provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned to local public health problems
Test-Taking Strategies and Community Cases chapter offers tips and practice questions to help students prepare for the NBDHE and tests their understanding of content in relation to real-world community situations
Chapters on population health and oral health programs describe issues affecting access to care as well as common oral diseases and conditions affecting the community, helping students learn to prioritize, plan, implement, and evaluate practical solutions
Learning resourceson the Evolve companion website reinforce student understanding with quizzes and case studies, and include a 500-question test bank as well as a wide array of teaching tools for educators
1. People's Health: An Introduction 2. Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists for Collaborative Practice 3. Assessment for Community Oral Health Programs 4. Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress 5. Population Health 6. Oral Health Programs in the Community 7. Research 8. Health Promotion and Health Communication 9. Social Responsibility 10. Cultural Competence 11. Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist 12. Test-Taking Strategies and Community Cases Appendix A: Additional Websites for Community Resources and Information for Community Program Planning Appendix B: Community Oral Health Competencies and Learning Objectives Appendix C: Community Partnerships for Oral Health Appendix D: Resources for Community Health Assessment Appendix E: Selected Oral Conditions and Factors Influencing Oral Health That Can Be Assessed in Oral Health Surveys Appendix F: Common Dental Indexes Glossary Index
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