Systemized Prevention of Oral Disease Theory and Practice

First published in 1986: This book presents a new approach to oral diseases. Recent decades have seen the proliferation of methods to prevent these diseases and enormous growth in the underlying scientific knowledge and mechanisms of prevention.

Part 1: Introduction 1. Prevention – Its Past, Present, and Future Place in Dentistry William D. McHugh and Lars Granath 2. The Relation Between Preventative and Operative Dentistry Lars Granath and William D. McHugh Part 2: Prevention of Diseases 3. Dental Caries: Dietry and Microbiology Factors William H. Bowen and Dowen Birkhed 4. Dental Caries: Resistance Factors – Enamel Chemistry and Saliva Stephen H. Y. Wei et al. 5. Dental Caries: Resistance Factors – Fluorides Stephen H. Y. Wei and Jane Ekstrund 6. Periodontal Diseases William D. McHugh, Lars Matsson, and Sigmund S. Socransky 7. Diseases of the Masticatory Comlpex G.E. Carlsson, Bengt Ingervall, and G.A. Zarb Part 3: Implementation 8. Epidemiology: The Methods and Their Utilization Dennis H. Leverett and Aubrey Sheilham 9. Basic Prevention for the Individual Lars Granath and William D. McHugh 10. Community-Based Methods for Preventing Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease Brian A. Burt 11. Individualized Prevention Lars Granath and William D. McHugh 12. Promotion of Preventive Measures Alice M. Horowitz and P. Jean Frazier Part 4: Prevention in Different Societies 13. Health Policy David E. Barnes and Carlos Montoya-Aguilar 14. Health Economy and Administration Robert L. Berg and Dennis H. Leverett 15. The Goals and Strategies of Community in Developing Countries Aubrey Sheiham and David E. Barmes 16. The Goals of Community Dentistry in Industrialized Countries Aubrey Sheiham and Dennis H. Leverett

Dr. Lars Granath is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pedodontics at the University of Lund in Malmo, Sweden, School of Dentistry, Dr. William D. McHugh is Director of the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York, and Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Dental Research and Associate Dean for Dental Affairs at the University of Rochester.