LWW's Dental Hygiene Bookshelf

Concepts in Dental Public Health,Second EditionJill Mason, MPH, RDHFebruary 2010/ 416 pp./ Approx. 65 illus./ 978-1-58255-841-7Student Resource:•Full-Text OnlineFeatures:•NEW! Recurring puzzle motif at the beginning of eachchapter indicates which steps in the Dental Public HealthProgram Development Cycle (which is based on the DentalHygiene Process of Care model - Assessment, Diagnosis,Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Documentation) arecovered in the chapter and makes the concepts morerelevant to students, all of whom should be familiar with theProcess of Care.•Fully updated to reflect current terminology and newdevelopments in dental public health•Increased reference to health literacy, new trends, andalternative providers and models for healthcare delivery•New appendix listing relevant American Association ofDental Educators' Competencies for Dental Hygienists foreach chapter--a unique feature among the competition.These have been moved to an Appendix so they can beupdated when ADEA revises the competencies in 2010.•Review questions and learning activities within each chapterprovide ample material for in-class or individual review andstudy.