Basic treatment procedures are discussed concerning (1) trauma to the oral-facial complex, (2) acute infection, and (3) myofascial pain dysfunction. (MB)

Responses to a questionnaire are presented investigating dental care habits and opinions of Yale University enrollees, their use of available community facilities, potential use of a dental program at the Yale Health Plan, and the most acceptable method of paying for care. (MJB)

Results are presented of an undergraduate and graduate student survey investigating (1) the state of oral pathology of the students, (2) utilization of dental services during the fifteen-months preceeding the study, (3) perceptions and utilization of local dental services, and (4) attitudes toward emergency and routine dental services at the…

A student health facility with a dental department is in an excellent position to handle dental emergencies and to stimulate the patient to seek good dental care on a regular basis. (Author)

Discusses the meaning of dental health education and models that seem most appropriate for use as dental health education materials. (RK)

With a new dental health program the hard financial support should come from three main sources: a portion of the compulsory student health fee, fees for restorative Services rendered, plus budgetary funds from the particular college involved. (Author/CB)

The main emphasis of Southern Illinois University's Student Emergency Dental Service is to treat patients with dental-related disorders of an emergency nature. Its other purpose is to help raise the level of dental knowledge among the student population so as to prevent the emergency situations from occurring. (Authors/CJ)

A prepaid mandatory dental insurance plan for college students is described. (JD)

Oral and dental problems of the typical college-age population are described, and techniques for an adequate examination of the oral cavity are discussed. (JD)

Dental attitudes of college students were examined: frequency of past visits; subceptibility to dental conditions; seriousness, preventability, and treatability of dental conditions; and satisfaction with dentists, practices, and other dental conditions. (Authors/CJ)

Abstracts of the sessions include discussions of health education programs, various research models of both health and higher education concern; sessions on dental health, mental health, athletic medicine, and junior and community colleges. The topics of administration, clinical medicine, and environmental health and safety are also covered. (JN)

The author suggests why dental services should be offered in a university health program and describes how a program can be developed. Needs assessment, staffing, start-up costs, community involvement, scheduling, financing, and scope are examined. (Author/MJB)