1. Editorial comment

   • W. Doyle Gentry

   EditorialNotes Pages: 239 - 241

2. Introduction

   • Howard L. Bailit
   • Jacob B. Silversin

   EditorialNotes Pages: 243 - 246

3. Dentistry and the behavioral/social sciences: An historical overview

   • Lois K. Cohen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 256

4. The psychosocial impact of dental diseases on individuals and communities

   • Aubrey Sheiham
   • Sydney H. Croog

   OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 272

5. Dental providers and oral health behavior

   • William A. Ayer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 282

6. Dentists and the oral health behavior of patients: A sociological perspective

   • Eugene B. Gallagher
   • Philip M. Moody

   OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 295

7. Institutions and oral health behavior

   • Jacob B. Silversin
   • Jeanne A. Coombs

   OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 320

8. Institutions as agents and objects of health-promoting change: Considerations in selecting research priorities

   • Carol N. D'Onofrio

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 335

9. Community oral health promotion

   • Alfred L. McAlister
   • Robert O'Shea

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 347

10. Some themes, perspectives, and opinions on a national research conference on oral health behavior

    • Jerome E. Singer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 357

11. Acknowledgments

    • Howard L. Bailit
    • Jacob B. Silversin

    Acknowledgments Pages: 359 - 359

12. References

    Legacy Pages: 361 - 375

13. List of participants: National Research Conference of Oral Health Behavior

    Legacy Pages: 377 - 379