The smile gap : a history of oral health and social inequality /

"As recently as fifty years ago most people expected to lose their teeth as they aged. Few children benefited from braces to straighten their teeth, and cosmetic procedures to change the appearance of our smiles were largely unknown. Today, many Canadians enjoy straight, white teeth and far mor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carstairs, Catherine, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
Colección:McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 60.
Temas:
Dental care > Canada > History.
Mouth > Care and hygiene > Canada > History.
Dental Care > history.
Oral Hygiene > history.
Soins dentaires > Canada > Histoire.
Bouche > Soins et hygiène > Canada > Histoire.
MEDICAL / Dentistry / General
Dental care.
Mouth > Care and hygiene.
Canada.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Learning to Smile: Oral-Health Education, Advertising, and Brushing
  • Fluoridating Smiles: Transforming Oral Health
  • Subsidizing Smiles: Public Dentistry for Designated Groups
  • Insuring Smiles: The Expansion of Dental Care and Its Limitations
  • Aging Smiles: Dentures, Implants, and Keeping Teeth for a Lifetime
  • Hollywood Smiles: The Rise of Cosmetic Dentistry.

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