Key Feature
* This textbook is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in dentistry as well as health professionals with an interest in understanding and promoting oral health within communities.
* Epidemiology, etiology, and preventive measures in context of dental caries, periodontal diseases and oral cancer have been discussed in detail. Extensive coverage has been given to the role of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries.
* Includes national and international perspectives on dental diseases.
* Large number of illustrations, mostly in colour, as well as tables makes the book unique.

Table of Contents
Section 1: Public Health
1. Changing Concepts of Health and Prevention of Disease
2. Basic Epidemiology
3. Biostatistics
4. Environment and Health
5. Organization of the Health System in India
6. Primary Health Care
7. Health Agencies of the World

Section 2: Dental Public Health
8. Nutrition and Health
9. Introduction to Public Health Dentistry
10. Epidemiology of Dental Caries
11. Epidemiology of Periodontal Disease
12. Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention of Oral Cancer
13. Epidemiology and Etiology of Malocclusion
14. Dental Health Education
15. Oral Health Survey Procedures
16. Dental Indices
17. Dental Auxiliaries D
18. Finance in Dentistry
19. Oral Health Promotion 4
20. Planning and Evaluation 4
21. School Dental Health Programs 4
22. Dental Council of India 4
23. The Dentist Act of India and Indian Dental Association
24. Ethics in Dentistry

Section 3: Preventive Dentistry
25. Dental Plaque
26. Plaque Control
27. Diet and Dental Caries
28. Caries Risk Assessment
29. Caries Activity Tests
30. Fluorides in Dentistry
31. Dental Fluorosis and its Prevention
32. Dental Caries Vaccine
33. Pit and Fissure Sealants
34. Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
35. Prevention of Dental Caries
36. Prevention of Periodontal Disease
37. Prevention of Malocclusion
38. Wasting Diseases of Teeth
39. Prevention of Dental Trauma
40. Occupational Hazards in Dentistry
41. Infection Control in Dentistry

Section 4: Behavioral Sciences
42. Sociology as Applied to Dental Public Health
43. Child Psychology
44. Behavior Management in Community Dentistry

Section 5: Dental Practice
45. Dental Practice Management
46. Forensic Dentistry
47. Computers in Dentistry
48. Ergonomics in Dentistry
49. Consumer Protection Act
50. Comprehensive Dental Care Definitions
Index