A definitive manual covering everything you need to know about the core procedures in dentistry
The Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dentistry comprehensively explains the core procedures in dentistry, how to do them, and the rationale that underpins them. Full of useful and easy-to-access information, it acts as a compendium of practical procedures in primary dental care, supporting students and dental practitioners in their daily professional and academic lives.
This manual is a complete, practical guide to the delivery of effective, state of the art oral healthcare - the ‘what, when, and how’ of clinical practice. It compiles chapters written by expert clinicians on topics such as dental imaging, the management of dental pain, conscious sedation, operative dentistry, implant dentistry, oral medicine and surgery, paediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, special care dentistry, dental trauma, aesthetic dentistry, and much more.
- Provides step-by-step guidance on procedures in primary dental care
- Comprehensive coverage of all dental disciplines, from endodontics to orthodontics
- Compiled by two highly experienced editors with contributions from expert authors
- Covers essential non-clinical areas, such as communicating with patients, obtaining valid consent, audit procedures, and handling of complaints
Table of Contents
Preface
List of Contributors
1 The Changing Nature of the Practice of Dentistry
Nairn Wilson
2 An Overview of Patterns and Trends in Oral and Dental Diseases
Jenny Gallagher
3 Requirements in the Clinical Environment
Barry Quinn and Richard Johnson
4 Communicating With Patients
Koula Asimakopoulou, Tim Newton, Sasha Scambler and Suzanne Scott
5 Obtaining Valid Consent
Igor Blum, Rebecca Moazzez and Nikki Doyle
6 Procedures in the Assessment and Examination of Patients
Stephen Dunne and Warren Birnbaum
7 Procedures and Arrangements for the Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases
Blanaid Daly and Koula Asimakopoulou
8 Procedures in Dental Imaging
Jackie Brown and Jonathan Davies
9 Procedures in the Management of Dental Pain
Tara Renton
10 Procedures in Conscious Sedation
David Craig
11Procedures in Operative Dentistry
Richard Foxton
12 Procedures in Endodontics
Francesco Mannocci, Justin Barnes, David Jones, Edward Brady, Malissa Sikun and Manjeet Ahlowalia
13 Procedures in Implant Dentistry
Richard Palmer
14 Procedures in Oral Medicine
Michael Escudier and Saman Warnakulasuriya
15 Procedures in Oral Surgery
Tara Renton
16 Procedures in Orthodontics
Martyn Cobourne
17 Procedures in Paediatric Dentistry
Sanjeev Sood
18 Procedures in Periodontics
Mark Ide and Claire McCarthy
19 Procedures in Prosthodontics
Michael Fenlon
20 Procedures in Special Care Dentistry
Carole Boyle, Mary Burke, Julie Edwards, Ellie Heidari, Joy Lewis, Sukina Moosajee and Najla Nizarali
21 Procedures in the Management of Acute Dental Trauma
Serpil Djemal, Sanjeev Sood, Ravi Chauhan and Lakshmi Rasaratnam
22 Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry
Subir Banerji and Shamir Mehta
23 Medical Emergencies
Kathleen Fan, Syedda Abbas, Shariff Anwar, Nikolas Fanaras, Leandros Vassiliou, Rahul Jayaram, Andrew Ross and Suranjana Lahiri
24 Audit in Dental Practice
Jackie Brown, Heather PittÂ]Ford, Ellie Heidari and Dominic Flanagan
25 Procedures for the Management of Patient Concerns and Complaints
Catherine Bryant
Index
