Community Dental Health
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Aims & Scope
The journal is concerned with dental public health and related subjects. Dental public health is the science and the art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health, and improving the quality of life through the organised efforts of society. The discipline covers a wide range and includes such topics as: -oral epidemiology- oral health services research- preventive dentistry - especially in relation to communities- oral health education and promotion- clinical research - with particular emphasis on the care of special groups- behavioural sciences related to dentistry- decision theory- quality of life- risk analysis- ethics and oral health economics- quality assessment. The journal publishes scientific articles on the relevant fields, review articles, discussion papers, news items, and editorials. It is of interest to dentists working in dental public health and to other professionals concerned with disease prevention, health service planning, and health promotion throughout the world. In the case of epidemiology of oral diseases the Journal prioritises national studies unless local studies have major methodological innovations or information of particular interest.
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DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisCommunity Dental Health (abbr: COMMUNITY DENT HLTH, ISSN: 0265-539X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by FDI World Dental Press Ltd in England since 1984. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.270 (Q3), an H-index of 57.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 32 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,769 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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