Essentials of dental health and dental practice management

This book is the third of the series for dental students and dental practitioners, including “Essentials of social medicine and medical ethics” and “Essentials of public health and healthcare management”.

It provides dental students and dentists with the appropriate knowledge of outpatient dental healthcare. It assists them in finding their best pattern of practice and building up an appropriate working environment in order to achieve professional prosperity while keeping their health and professional longevity.

Last, but not least, it assists them to integrate efficiently into the evolving highly competitive market of dental services. The book comprises 3 parts.

The first part, including chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4, deals with the problems of the assessment of dental health, the promotion of a healthy environment and healthy behavior, and the prevention of dental diseases.

Part two, including chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, deals with the principles of ergonomics, the organization of the working place, procedure performance, timing, and teamwork recommendations.

Part three, comprising chapters 10 and 11, is focused on the building and management of the dental practice. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
PART ONE: DENTAL HEALTH AND ORAL DISEASES PREVENTION
Chapter I: DENTAL HEALTH
1. Dental health particular traits
2. Social and economic factors‘ impact on oral health
3. Social significance of dental diseases
4. Primary care
Chapter II: DENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
1. Study of oral health
2. Assessment of the caries morbidity rate and dynamics
3. Assessment of the periodontal morbidity rate and dynamics
4. Other indicators of oral health assessment
Chapter III: HEALTH PROMOTION
1. Principles of health promotion
2. Oral health strategy and policy setting
3. Oral health in the national health strategy
4. Oral health education
Chapter IV: PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASES
1. Prevention and preventive medicine
2. Preventive measures
3. Comprehensive oral diseases prevention programs
PART TWO: DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Chapter V: DENTAL ERGONOMICS
1. Emergence and development of ergonomics
2. Dental ergonomics
3. Ergonomic standards in dentistry
4. Ergonomic principles and approaches in dental office organization
Chapter VI: ORGANIZATION OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROCESS
1. Working area design and space organization
2. Control of working motions‘ efficiency
3. Organization of dental procedures‘ performance
4. Staff support coordination
5. Time management
Chapter VII: DENTAL AUXILIARY STAFF. DENTAL TEAM
1. Dental auxiliary staff
2. Dental team
3. Functions of the chair-side dental assistant with advanced functions
4. Four-handed dentistry
Chapter VIII: INFECTION CONTROL
1. Definitions and concepts
2. Professional risk for cross contamination in dental practice
3. Competent bodies for the prevention and control of cross infections in dental practice
4. Principles and methods of infection control
Chapter IX: OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND RISKS‟ PREVENTION
1. Review of occupational hazards
2. Review of occupational hazards in dentistry. Review of harmful effects per systems
3. Prevention of occupational harm
4. Recommendations for improvement of occupational health
PART THREE: THE DENTAL PRACTICE
Chapter X: OPEN A DENTAL PRACTICE
1. How to practice?
2. Dentist‘s registration
3. Practice registration
4. Signing a contract with NHIF
Chapter XI: THE DENTAL PRACTICE
1. Furniture and equipment
2. Instruments and materials
3. Team building
4. Performance management
5. Professional standards
APPENDICES
1. Definition of terms
2. Bibliography
4. List of Tables
5. List of Figures