Search for dissertations about: "tooth decay"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words tooth decay.
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1. I väntan på tandvård : Hur tandrötan blev politik
Abstract : This thesis deals with the political history of dental caries and the evolution of professional dental care in Sweden. For centuries tooth decay was considered an unavoidable nuisance for the individual. During the decades around 1900 dental caries was gradually defmed as a social problem and a preventable national disease. READ MORE
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2. Stop caries Stockholm : a caries-prevention program for children living in multicultural areas with low socioeconomic status
Abstract : Inequalities in oral health among children persist, despite more general improvements in recent decades. Dental caries still affects children in disadvantaged communities with a multicultural population, both more frequently and more severely. READ MORE
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3. The Rosengård Study
Abstract : Despite a remarkable reduction in prevalence of dental caries in the developed countries, childhood tooth decay is still a public health problem, and it is well known that children from disadvantaged communities and from minority ethnic groups continue to experience a high level of disease. Even in Sweden there are groups of children in need of early intervention to prevent oral diseases, and especially socially deprived city communities require special attention. READ MORE
