Access to oral health care is essential to promoting and maintaining overall health and well-being, yet only half of the population visits a dentist each year.

This book focuses on oral health promotion and the impact of systemic disease in the development of oral disease, as well as how to introduce, apply, and commun

This book provides a comprehensive review of the assessment and management of older people’s oral health care needs. Discussing recent initiatives to emphasiz

An NPR Best Book of 2017 "[Teeth is] . . . more than an exploration of a two-tiered system—it is a call for sweeping, radical change." —New York Times Book

Access to oral health services is a problem for all segments of the U.S. population, and especially problematic for vulnerable populations, such as rural and un