Essentials of Preventive and Community Dentistry 4th Edition by Peter Soben

Extensive coverage in depth into various related topics have been done in order to reduce the task of students searching for many books. A chapter on Nutrition and Oral Health has been added. The epidemiological aspects of oral diseases and conditions have been explained. Information about Mobile clinics and frequently used definitions/descriptions add value to this edition.

Table of Contents

• Introduction 
• Biostatistics Epidemiology-Principles and Methods 
• Indices in Dental Epidemiology 
• Epidemiology of Dental Caries 
• Fluorides in Preventive Dentistry 
• Caries Activity Tests 
• Pit and Fissure Sealants 
• Dental Caries Vaccine 
• Atraumatic Restorative Treatment 
• Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases 
• Plaque Control 
• Epidemiology of Oral Cancer 
• Epidemiology of Malocclusion 
• Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics
• Health Education
• Dental Health Education 
• School Dental health Programs 
• Oral Psychology 
• Behaviour Management 
• Survey Procedure 
• Planning and Evaluation 
• Dental Manpower and Auxiliary Personnel 
• Finance in Dental Care 
• Social Sciences and Dentistry 
• Ethics in Dentistry 
• Dentist Act of India 
• IDA and DCI 
• Health Agencies around the World 
• Oral Health Care services 
• Public Health & Primary Health Care 
• Environment and Health 
• Occupational Hazards and Infection control
• Consumer Protection Act
• Establishing and Managing Dental Office