Description
Book SynopsisThe role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice.
Trade Review�This new book represents a pioneering effort to bring important selected topics and practical examples from sociology and psychology to students of dentistry. Having participated in such a course at my own university, I can highly recommend this book.�
William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
�This book comprehensively and critically discusses the application of health psychology and health sociology concepts to oral health. It is essential reading for oral health professionals and will help them introduce behavioural sciences in their everyday practice and also facilitate better understanding of the overall context of oral health care provision.�
Georgios Tsakos, University College London
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Chapter 1: The Social Context of Oral Health and Disease
Chapter 2: Poverty, Inequality and Oral Health
Chapter 3: Gender and Oral Health
Chapter 4: Ethnicity and Oral Health
Chapter 5: Oral Health in Later Life
Chapter 6: Disability and Oral Health
Chapter 7: Symptoms and Help-Seeking
Chapter 8: Adherence and Behaviour Change in Dental Settings
Chapter 9: Stress and Health
Chapter 10: Issues in Social Psychology
Chapter 11: Pain and Dental Anxiety
Chapter 12: Communication in the Dental Surgery
Chapter 13: The Dentist in Society
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