Author : Steven L. Schlossman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Public School in American Dentistry by : Steven L. Schlossman
Download or read book The Public School in American Dentistry written by Steven L. Schlossman and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of groups have become interested recently in improving children's oral health through school-based dental programs, apparently unaware that prior to the 1960s the public schools were deeply involved in children's dentistry. Indeed, between about 1915 and 1950, public school programs provided a major portion of children's dental preventive care and treatment. This report presents a preliminary overview of the public schools' role in U.S. dentistry. Its purpose is to inform contemporary policy debate and to stimulate scholarly inquiry into dentistry as an important subject in the history of the health sciences, public health, and public education.