Dental Caries

• Basic Cariology
  Includes diagnostics, risk assessment, evaluation, prevention and treatment. Preventive strategies include fluoride, diet, oral hygiene measures with 2 case reports, antimicrobials, treatment and saliva considerations (Department of Cariology, Faculty of Odontology, Lund University, Sweden)
• Oral Health Decision Support System - University of Florida USA Oral Health Profile and dental caries prevalence (WHO) Oral Pathology Course
  Comprehensive course including carious lesions (University of Southern California) Caries Preventive Knowledge and Practices Among Dental Hygienists.
  Abstract of national study, J Dent Res, 77:123 (JL Forrest, AM Horowitz, Y Shmuely, 1997) Caries Diagnosis and Risk Assessment - A Review of Preventive Strategies and Management, Journal of the American Dental Association, Special Issue, Vol. 126, June 1995.
• Early Childhood Caries Conference Proceedings, October 1997, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Vol. 26, Supplement 1998, Number 1, Munksgaard, Copenhagen.

  Fluoride sites/Educational materials:

  • Fluoridation Fact Sheet (CDC)
  • The Story of Fluoridation (NIDCR)
  • Fluoridation Facts
    Summary of significant research findings and questions regarding fluoride benefits (ADA)
  • Public Health Service Report on Fluoride Benefits and Risks (California Dental Association-CDA)
  
  Sealants sites/Educational materials:
  • Seal Out Tooth Decay (NIDR)
  • Dental Sealants (ADA)
  • Dental Sealants (CDC)
  • NIH Consensus Statement on Dental Sealants in the Prevention of Tooth Decay