Table of contents
Contributors ix
Foreword xiii
Henrietta L. Logan
Preface xv
David I. Mostofsky and Farida Fortune
Part I Biobehavioral Processes
1 Cultural Issues in Dental Education
Vishal R. Aggarwal and Farida Fortune
2 Oral Health and Quality of Life
Marita R. Inglehart
3 Stress and Inflammation
Annsofi Johannsen and Anders Gustafsson
4 Saliva in Health and Disease
Mahvash Navazesh
5 Surface EMG Biofeedback in Assessment and Functional Muscle Reeducation
Bruce Mehler
6 Hypnosis in Dentistry
Bruce Peltier
Part II Anxiety, Fear, and Pain
7 Environmental, Emotional, and Cognitive Determinants of Dental Pain
Daniel W. McNeil, Alison M. Vargovich, John T. Sorrell, and Kevin E. Vowles
8 Cosmetic Dentistry: Concerns with Facial Appearance and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Ad De Jongh
9 Chronic Orofacial Pain: Biobehavioral Perspectives
Samuel F. Dworkin and Richard Ohrbach
10 Chairside Techniques for Reducing Dental Fear
Ronald W. Botto, Evelyn Donate-Bartfi eld, and Patricia Nihill
11 Sleep and Awake Bruxism
Alan G. Glaros and Cody Hanson
12 Dental Fear and Anxiety Associated with Oral Health Care: Conceptual and Clinical Issues
Daniel W. McNeil and Cameron L. Randall
Part III Changing Behaviors
13 Behavior Management in Dentistry: Thumb Sucking
Raymond G. Miltenberger and John T. Rapp
14 Management of Children’s Distress and Disruptions during Dental Treatment
Keith D. Allen and Dustin P. Wallace
15 Stress, Coping, and Periodontal Disease
Gernot Wimmer and Walther Wegscheider
16 Self-Effi cacy Perceptions in Oral Health Behavior
Anna-Maija Syrjälä
17 Drooling and Tongue Protrusion
Jan J. W. Van der Burg, Robert Didden, and Giulio E. Lancioni
Part IV Professional Practice
18 Listening
Bruce Peltier
19 Interpersonal Communication Training in Dental Education
Toshiko Yoshida and Kazuhiko Fujisaki
20 Biopsychosocial Considerations in Geriatric Dentistry
Georgia Dounis and David Cappelli
21 Health Behavior and Dental Care of Diabetics
Mirka C. Niskanen and Matti L. E. Knuuttila
22 Oral Health Promotion with People with Special Needs
Paul Glassman
23 The Use of Humor in Pediatric Dentistry
Ari Kupietzky and Joseph Shapira
24 Work Stress, Burnout Risk, and Engagement in Dental Practice
Ronald C. Gorter
25 Role of Dentists as Oral Physicians in Physical and Mental Health
Donald B. Giddon and Ruth Hertzman-Miller
Appendix Brief Relaxation Training Procedure for Use in Dentistry
Ronald W. Botto