Beschreibung
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
Autorenporträt
Iain L.C. Chapple, BDS, FDSRCPS, PhD, CCST, FDSRCS, is Head/Director of the School of Dentistry at The University of Birmingham (UK). Among other positions he holds at the university are Director of Research, Institute of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical & Dental Sciences; REF 2020 UoA3 Lead; and Professor and Academic Head of Periodontology. Dr. Chapple has held a range of leadership roles locally, nationally, and internationally. He was Treasurer of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) (2007-2013), co-founded the European Observatory on Periodontology & Implant Dentistry (2016-2017), was Chairman of the Scientific Affairs Committee of the EFP (2013-2016), and is currently EFP Secretary General. He is also former President of the Periodontal Research Group (PRG) of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), former Group Program Chair and Councillor of the IADR PRG. As a clinical academic in Dentistry, he combines academic and clinical commitments. He has led teaching and learning program design, delivery, and assessment in Periodontology at The University of Birmingham since 1996 and leads the Periodontal Research Group of the School of Dentistry and the Clinical Trials Team in this area. Dr. Chapple has served on the international advisory boards for various leading companies. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has an H-index of 42.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
Springer Verlag GmbH
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69121 Heidelberg
DE
E-Mail: juergen.hartmann@springer.com
