Download or read book DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN DENTISTRY written by Dr.Kirti Verma and published by Book Rivers. This book was released on 2022-03-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emergencies and disasters do not only affect health and well-being of people; frequently, large number of people are displaced, killed, injured, or subjected to greater risk of epidemics. Considerable economic harm is also common. Disasters cause great harm to the existing infrastructure and threaten the future of sustainable development. Disasters are not confined to a particular part of the world; they can occur anywhere and at any time.1 Statistics gathered since 1969 show a rise in the number of people affected by disasters. Since there is little Evidence that the actual events causing disasters are increasing in either intensity or frequency, it can only be concluded that vulnerability to disaster is growing