Textbook of preventive and community dentistry / Joseph John.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Health, Disease and Infection -- Various Systems of Medicine -- Health -- Disease -- Infection -- Chapter 2 The Practice of Public Health -- History of Public Health in India -- Changing Concepts in Public Health -- Characteristics of Public Health Method -- Characteristic of Public Health Techniques -- Chapter 3 Environment and Health -- Water -- Air -- Noise -- Disposal of Solid Wastes -- Occupational Hazards -- Chapter 4 Nutrition in Health and DISCASE -- Chapter 5 Health -- Chapter 6 Health Care Delivery Systems -- Section-B : EPIDEMIOLOGY -- Chapter 7 Epidemiological Methods -- Chapter 8 Epidemiology Of Oral Diseases -- Section-C : INFECTION CONTROL -- Chapter 9 Infection Control & Sterilization -- Section-D : DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH -- Chapter 10 Introduction to Dental Public Health -- Chapter 11 Examination Procedures -- Chapter 12 Indices for Oral Diseases -- Chapter 13 Planning, Survey and Evaluation -- Chapter 14 Dental Auxiliaries -- Chapter 15 School Dental Health -- Chapter 16 — Payment for Dental Care -- Chapter 17 — Ethical -- Chapter 18 —_ Dentists Act and Association -- Section-E : PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY -- Chapter 19 Prevention of Oral Diseases -- Chapter 20 — Primary Preventive Services -- Chapter 21. Fluorides in Caries Prevention -- Section-F : HEALTH STATISTICS -- Chapter 22 Basics in Statistics -- Chapter 23 Computer Applications -- Section-G : SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Chapter 24 Behavioural Sciemces -- Chapter 25 Behaviour Management -- Chapter 26 Cultural Taboos int Dentistry -- Chapter 27 Oral Health Care for Special Groups -- Chapter 28 Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) -- Index.