Essentials Of Public Health Dentistry (Community Dentistry) | 8th Edition 2027 | Dr Soben Peter | Arya Medi Publishing

The definitive gold standard and undisputed national benchmark textbook for Community and Preventive Dentistry! 🦷🌍 Authored by distinguished public health expert and academician Dr. Soben Peter and published by Arya Medi Publishing House, the landmark 8th Edition (2027) of Essentials of Public Health Dentistry delivers complete, structured, and student-friendly coverage of community oral healthcare, global health initiatives, and clinical epidemiology. 🚀

✨ Key Features & Highlights:

• Strict Alignment with Dental Council of India (DCI) Guidelines: Designed to meet university examination requirements, practical viva-voce examinations, and public health field posting records. 📜

• Comprehensive Epidemiology & Biostatistics:

  • Fundamental concepts of health and disease, levels of prevention, and modes of intervention. 🩺

  • Epidemiological study designs: Descriptive, analytical (Case-Control, Cohort), and experimental clinical trials (RCTs). 🔬

  • Biostatistics made simple: Measures of central tendency, tests of significance (Chi-square test, Student’s t-test, ANOVA), sample size determination, and sampling techniques. 📊

• Exhaustive Coverage of Dental Indices & Scoring Criteria:

  • Complete formulas, procedures, and scoring rules for Oral Hygiene Indices (OHI, OHI-S), Gingival & Periodontal Indices (GI, PDI, CPITN, CPI), Dental Caries Indices (DMFT, DMFS, deft), and Dental Fluorosis Indices (Dean’s Fluorosis Index, Community Fluorosis Index). 📐

• Fluorides & Preventive Dentistry:

  • Systemic fluoridation (Water, Milk, Salt) and topical fluorides (acidulated phosphate fluoride, sodium fluoride gels/foams, varnishes). 💧

  • Mechanism of fluoride action, toxicity (acute & chronic), defluoridation techniques (Nalgonda technique), and Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART). 🛡️

• WHO Oral Health Assessment & Survey Formats:

  • The latest WHO Oral Health Surveys Basic Methods, pathfinder survey methodology, recording codes, and clinical assessment standards. 📋

• Health Planning, Economics & Auxiliaries:

  • National oral health policy, planning cycles, utilization of dental auxiliaries (operating and non-operating), payment mechanisms in dental care, and consumer protection laws (CPA/Consumer Protection Act in dental practice). ⚖️

• Exam-Oriented Pedagogy: Illustrated with quick-revision flowcharts, high-yield summary tables, clinical survey recording sheets, and model viva-voce questions tailored for high distinction scores in BDS final year. 💡

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