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<p><b>The Author </b> <p><b>Ivor G. Chestnutt, BDS, MPH, PhD, FDS(DPH)RCSEd, FDS RCSEng, FDS RCPSGlas, FFPH, DDPH RCS ENG FHEA </b> is Professor and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University in the UK. Ivor is also registered as a Specialist in Dental Public Health with the General Dental Council.

<p> The market‐leading <i>at a Glance</i> series is popular among healthcare students and newly qualified practitioners, for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. <p>Each bite‐sized chapter is covered in a double‐page spread with clear, easy‐to‐follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text. <p>Covering a wide range of topics, books in the <i>at a Glance</i> series are ideal as introductory texts for teaching, learning and revision, and are useful throughout university and beyond. <p><b>Everything you need to know about Dental Public Health… <i>at a Glance!</i> </b> <p><b>The essential reference covering the field of dental public health </b> <p><i>Dental Public Health at a Glance,</i> presents a rich introduction to dental and oral health issues in communities and populations. Offering comprehensive coverage of the field, each topic is richly illustrated and presented in an easy-to-comprehend two-page spread. The essential facts are clearly summarized and accompanied by tables, illustrations, and diagrams. <p>This revised and updated Second Edition presents a variety of updates, including the importance of population perspective on healthcare organization and delivery due to COVID-19 and other pandemics and the role to be played by dental services in contributing to the environmental agenda. It also addresses a number of revisions to important policy documents such as the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s report on feeding 1-5 year olds, emerging views on behavior change, and the increasing prominence of the Behavior Change Wheel. <p>Written by a widely published dental academic with more than 25 years of experience in the field, Dental Public Health includes information on: <ul><li>Principles of measuring and recording oral health and the epidemiology of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancer </li><li>Study design, case reports, cohort studies, randomized controlled trials, and split-mouth and crossover studies in evidence based dentistry </li><li>Strategies for the delivery of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries, covering toothpaste, water fluoridation, and community fluoride schemes and fissure sealant programs </li><li>Societal factors influencing dental care including migration, race, and ethnicity </li><li>Considerations for a career in dental public health </li></ul> <p>Offering new revisions throughout all essential areas and case studies to enable enhanced understanding of concepts, <i>Dental Public Health at a Glance</i> is a must-have introductory textbook and revision guide for dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy students.

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