Table of Contents
UNIT I: Introduction to Dental Public Health
Chapter 1: Dental Public Health
Chapter 2: The Prevention Movement
Chapter 3: Dental Care Delivery in the United States
Chapter 4: Dental Hygiene Care Delivery in the Global Community (Claudia Luciak-Donsberger, RDH, PhD)
Chapter 5: Financing of Dental Care
Chapter 6: Federal and State Legislation Affecting Dental Hygiene Practice
Chapter 7: Advocacy for Dental Care
UNIT II: Dental Hygiene Public Health Programs
Chapter 8: Dental Health Education and Promotion
Chapter 9: Lesson Plan Development
Chapter 10: Target Populations
Chapter 11: Cultural Competency (Irene Connolly, RDH, MS)
Chapter 12: Program Planning
Chapter 13: Program Evaluation (With Contributions from Elaine Sanchez-Dils, RDH, MA)
UNIT III: Dental Hygiene Research
Chapter 14: Research in Dental Hygiene (Beth McKinney, RDH, MS)
Chapter 15: Research Approaches and Designs (With Contributions from Beth E. McKinney, RDH, MS and Christine French Beatty, RDH, PhD )
Chapter 16: Oral Epidemiology (Christine French Beatty, RDH, PhD)
Chapter 17: Current Oral Epidemiological Findings
Chapter 18: Biostatistics (Christine French Beatty, RDH, PhD)
Chapter 19: Evaluation of Scientific Literature and Dental Products
UNIT IV: Practical Strategies for Dental Public Health
Chapter 20: Careers in Dental Public Health
Chapter 21: Strategies for Creating Dental Hygiene Positions in Dental Public Health Settings
Chapter 22: Dental Public Health Board Review (Meg Zayan, RDH, MPH, EdD)
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Table Clinic Presentation
Appendix B: Poster Session Preparation
Appendix C: Dental Terms and Phrases Translated to Spanish and Vietnamese with Spanish Pronunciation Guide
Appendix D: Standards for Dental Hygienists in Dental Public Health Education
Appendix E: Guide to Scientific Writing
Appendix F: Answers to Self-Study Test Items
GLOSSARY
INDEX