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Achieving Oral Health
Personal communication between dentist and patient is of primary
importance in dental practice. Dentist-patient relationships can
present problems when patients are nervous or require particular
forms of care and an awareness of the views and expectations of
individual. This book provides the means to understand, prevent and
treat many of the difficulties encountered by dentists. It describes
the principles of psychology and sociology applied to dental
practice, giving specific guidelines on the most effective way to
deal with psychological problems, such as anxiety and
pain.
This new edition places more emphasis on the link
between the sociological and psychological aspects of care related
to public health and health promotion concerns. Awareness of these
issues continues to increase in line with growing research output,
and their importance is stressed in current General Dental Council
Recommendations for the dental undergraduate curriculum. The
subsequent surge in interest and understanding of the issues
involved in dental anxiety, preventive health care, dentist-patient
relationships and the care of specific patient groups means that an
updated text covering these areas is extremely
timely.
Contents:
Foreword (Professor F C Smales);
Acknowledgements; 1. Challenges for modern dentistry: Achieving oral
health; Aims of the book; References; 2. The social context of oral
health: Definitions of health; What is oral health? Variations in
oral health; Social class; The contribution of the dentist to
achieving oral health; Summary; Practice implications; References;
3. Lay and professional contributions to oral health: Formal and
informal health care activity; Health behaviour and illness
behaviour; Accessing primary dental care; Becoming a dentist;
Summary; Practice implications; References; 4. Helping patients to
achieve oral health: Models of health behaviour; The educational
approach; The motivational approach; Designing a preventative
programme; Summary; Practice implications; References; 5. The nature
and causes of anxiety: The nature of anxiety; The causes of anxiety;
Summary; Practice implications; References; 6. Alleviating anxiety:
Modelling; Reducing uncertainty; Emotional support; Relaxation;
Cognitive approaches; Choosing between interventions; Summary;
Practice implications; References; 7. Pain: The experience of pain;
Measuring pain; Alleviating pain; Summary; Practice
implications;
References; 8. Special groups: Orthodontics; Elderly patients;
Patients with handicaps; Mental health problems; Summary; Practice
implications; References; 9. Communication and consent in dental
practice: Communication; Teaching communication skills; Ethical
issues; Summary; Practice implications; References; Index.
Reviews
"... Achieving Oral Health has much to offer
the concerned dental practitioner and student, in helping to
understand the needs of their patients. For the public health
professional it gives an insight into the social science literature
that underpins much of the activity surrounding oral health care." -
Gillian Bradnock, Community Dental Health (1998) 15,
286-287
"Good for years 1-4." - Andrew Hill, Senior
Lecturer, Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, University of
Leeds
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Editorial Reviews
From Book
News, Inc.
Introduces the role and importance of
psychology in dentistry, discussing specific guidelines on the
most effective way to deal with anxiety and the perception of
pain; preventive health care; the dentist-patient relationship;
the care of specific patient groups; and other issues that are
stressed in current General Dental Council Recommendations for
the dental undergraduate student. The emphasis reflects the
growing awareness of the link between sociological and
psychological aspects of care. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR
Book Info
(Wright) Univ. of Sheffield, U.K. Text
giving specific guidelines on the most effective way to deal
with anxiety and the perception of pain. Preventive health care,
the dentist-patient relationship, and the care of specific
patient groups are also discussed. For practitioners and dental
students. Previously: The Psychology of Dental Care, 2nd
edition, c1991.
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