Author : Mohammad Reza Khami
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838304441
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)
Book Synopsis Preventive Dentistry and Dental Education by : Mohammad Reza Khami
Download or read book Preventive Dentistry and Dental Education written by Mohammad Reza Khami and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ineffectiveness of curative approaches in promoting community oral health indicates the importance of implementing preventive strategies at an optimum level, which, in turn, requires the active presence of a prevention-oriented dental workforce. This book focuses on preventive orientation of the dental education system in Iran as reflected in the responses of dental school educators and dental students to a questionnaire survey. To increase the orientation of Iran s health care system towards prevention, and to cope with current concepts of prevention, corresponding changes should be made in the dental education system. The results of this study support the revision of the dental curriculum by placing more emphasis on prevention-related topics and by integrating prevention-related concepts into all disciplines. Additionally, practicing dentists and dental educators should be provided with opportunities to attend continuing education courses and to conduct seminars and congresses on various aspects of preventive dentistry at home as well as abroad.