World Journal of Public Health

Special Issue

Odontology and Familiar Medicine in Preventive Medicine

  • Submission Deadline: 10 August 2017
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: José Eduardo Orellana Centeno
About This Special Issue
Dentistry and family medicine are from the branches of health with a preventive approach and not only curative, it is important to know that it has developed in the last years with respect to it, since family medicine in some countries has become The first contact for patients and are responsible for referral to other specialties; Therefore they have an important role in preventing some diseases and only refer when necessary. As for dentistry, its preventive role has been relegated, new generations of dentists have focused on the healing part, when the true benefit to patients starts from the preventive part.

Aims and Scope:
Prevention at The Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Levels
Occupational or Occupational Medicine Prevention
Preventive Dentistry
Dental and Medical Public Health
Preventive Epidemiology
Health Programs with Preventive Measures
Applied Research in Preventive Medicine and Dentistry
Community Health
Uses Of Alternative Medicine (Holistic, Herbal, Etc.) in Disease Prevention
Lead Guest Editor
  • José Eduardo Orellana Centeno

    Doctorado de Ciencias Odontologicas, Facultad de Estomatologia, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Guest Editors
  • Verónica Morales Castillo

    Unidad Medico Familiar, Hospital General de Zona, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Rioverde, Mexico

Published Articles
  • Patient Satisfaction at Dentist Clinic in Zagazig University Hospitals Egypt

    Marwa B. Awad Allah , Maha S. Eltwansy , Dalia A El-Shafei

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 4-1, October 2017
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: 3 April 2017
    Accepted: 6 April 2017
    Published: 27 April 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.wjph.s.2017020401.11
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    Abstract: Introduction: patient satisfaction is how much the individual regards the health care service. Measuring patient satisfaction became a method for obtaining patients' views about their care and adopted widely as an outcome indicator of quality of health care. Objectives: to assess the patient satisfaction regarding the dental health care services an... Show More