RISK ASSESSMENT IN ORAL HEALTH. A CONCISE GUIDE FOR CLINICAL APPLICATION

1. Introduction
2. Causal Inference and Assessment of Risk in the Health Sciences
3. Impact of Risk-Based Prevention on Public Oral Health
4. Risk Assessment in CVD
5. Risk Assessment for Diabetes
6. Risk Assessment in Periodontal Care: The Principles
7. Caries Risk Assessment
8. Risk Assessment: Tooth Wear
9. Risk Assessment in Oral Cancer
10. Risk Assessment for Behaviour Change
11. Risk Driven Care Pathways in Publicly Funded Care
12. Risk Driven Capitation Models
13. Risk Assessment in Dental Health Economics: A View from a Third Party Provider
14. Leading the Oral Healthcare Team in Risk Assessment
15. Implementation of Patient-Based Risk Assessment in Practice
16. Medicolegal View and Implications

This book is a wide-ranging guide to risk assessment and risk-based prevention in oral health and dentistry. Readers will find clear explanations of the principles, models, and tools of risk assessment, as well as practical information on risk assessment in relation to periodontal disease, caries, tooth wear, and oral cancer. The lessons that the oral healthcare profession can learn from experiences regarding risk assessment in primary medical care practice, particularly in cardiovascular and diabetes medicine, are highlighted. The closing section focuses specifically on implementation of risk assessment within the dental practice, including training of the oral healthcare team and the need to take into account medicolegal considerations. The book is a very timely addition to the literature, given the move towards wellness- rather than repair-based models of healthcare in Europe and North America and the focus of dental contracts on risk-driven care pathways. It will be of high value for not only practitioners but also professionals and healthcare funding bodies.

Features
• Provides guidance on risk assessment and risk-based prevention in oral health and dentistry
• Describes risk assessment in relation to periodontal disease, caries, tooth wear, and oral cancer
• Covers key aspects of implementation of risk assessment in the dental practice
• Highlights lessons from cardiovascular and diabetes medicine