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GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
a. Military Publications. Establishment of an installation preventive dentistry
program is described in AR 40-3, paragraph 10-9. Of help also is TB MED 576 and TB
MED 577. (The full titles can be found in Appendix A.) The latest research
developments in preventive dentistry from USAIDR can be found in most medical or
dental libraries. A list of these publications can be found in Appendix A.
b. Civilian Publications. Accepted Dental Therapeutics, published by the
Council of Dental Therapeutics of the American Dental Association, lists approved
preventive dentistry treatments. These methods are those generally used in Army
dental treatment facilities. Preventive dentistry information can also be found in
publications from the National Institute of Dental Research and the U.S Army Institute of
Dental Research. Information supplied to the public by commercial companies should
be carefully analyzed and studied because of possible bias. Professional journals with
appropriate information include Journal of the American Dental Association, Journal of
Public Health Dentistry, Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry, Journal of Dental
Hygiene, Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Periodontology, Journal of Periodontal
Research, and Journal of Caries Research. See Appendix A for sources of information,
both civilian and military.
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