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.
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.
