| Description |
xvi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. The history of dental health education: a case study of Britain -- 2. Theories and models of health behaviour -- Basic theories -- Models of health behaviour -- Comprehensive systems models - metamodels -- 3. Social factors in oral health promotion -- Oral functions and dysfunction, established risk factors, and known preventive interactions -- The social process and context of oral function and dysfunction -- Social factors associated with oral health promotion -- 4. The role of the decision maker in oral health promotion -- Decision making at the level of the individual -- The dental health professional as decision maker -- State and local agencies -- National programmes -- International programmes -- 5. The role of oral health promotion in oral health policy -- The stakeholders and their role in policy -- Evaluating policies: SWOT -- Policy formation -- National dental associations -- Governments -- The mass media -- The United Kingdom experience -- The contribution of policy to improvements in oral health -- 6A. National campaigns -- Behavioural theory -- Dental association campaigns -- Government sponsored campaigns -- Campaigns advertising dental products -- 6B. General dental practice, health education, and health promotion: a critical reappraisal -- The role of health education and health promotion in general practice -- Criticisms of the current practice of health education in general dental practice -- The current practice of oral health education -- Health education materials in general dental practice -- Developing an oral health promotion strategy for general dental practice -- 6C. Oral health promotion with children and adolescents -- Lifestyles conducive to oral health -- Socialization -- Programmes of oral health promotion for children -- Healthy environment -- 6D. Oral health promotion in the workplace -- General health promotion programmes in the workplace -- The management perspective -- The dental profession's point of view -- Employees' point of view -- Examples of oral health promotion programmes in the workplace -- Theoretical considerations -- 6E. Oral health promotions in old age -- Changing patterns of ageing -- Why be concerned about older poeple's oral health? -- What is the goal of oral health promotion with older adults? -- Is there hope for older adults? Some dos and don'ts -- 6F. Oral health promotion in developing countries -- Realities -- Risk factors -- Shifting the focus -- Supportive strategies -- Participatory research -- The challenge -- 7. Evaluation and planning of oral health promotion programmes -- What is evaluation? -- Why evaluate? -- Defining what should be evaluated -- Evaluation and measurement -- Problems of measurement in the evaluation of health promotion -- The study population -- Collecting the data -- Evaluation and experimental methodology -- Common problems associated with the planning of health promotion programmes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Frost, Helen, 1949- Dental health.
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Dental health education.
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Dental health
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Dental hygiene.
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Health promotion.
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Health Promotion.
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Mouth Diseases -- prevention & control.
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Oral Health.
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Preventive Dentistry.
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| Author |
Blinkhorn, A. S.
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Schou, Lone.
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| LC no. |
92048851 |
| ISBN |
0192620037 (hbk.) |
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