Dental public health and research : contemporary practice for the dental hygienist / contemporary practice for the dental hygienist / Christine Nielsen Nathe.

Rev. ed. of: Dental public health / Christine N. Nathe. 2nd ed. 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dental public health : an overview -- The prevention movement -- Dental care delivery in the United States -- Dental hygiene care delivery in the global community / Claudia Luciak-Donsberger -- Financing of dental care -- Federal and state legislation affecting dental hygiene practice -- Advocacy for dental care / Shari Peterson -- Dental health education and promotion -- Lesson plan development -- Target populations -- Cultural competency / Irene Connolly -- Program planning -- Program evaluation / with contributions from Elaine Sanchez-Dils -- Research in dental hygiene / Beth E. McKinney -- Research approaches and designs / with contributions from Beth E. McKinney and Christine French Beatty -- Oral epidemiology / Christine French Beatty -- Current oral epidemiological findings -- Biostatistics / Christine French Beatty -- Evaluation of scientific literature and dental products -- Careers in dental public health -- Strategies for creating dental hygiene positions in dental public health settings -- Dental public health review / Meg Zayan.