Dental Programs Research Guide

Featuring over 800 clear, high-quality photographs and radiographic illustrations,this book is designed to help readers recognize and identify oral manifestations of local or systemic diseases. The new edition includes...a stronger focus on national board exam prep. To integrate oral diagnosis, medicine, pathology, and radiology, the overviews emphasize the clinical description of oral lesions, cover the nature of various disease processes, and provide a brief discussion of cause and treatment options.

Large collection of images for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases of the oral cavity, and systemic diseases with oral manifestations. Documents details of the pathology of the diseases of thousands of patients. Key Features: More than 1,000 close-up photographs, in high resolution and full color. Consistent organization of guidelines for diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, basic characteristics of the diseases, differential diagnoses, histopathologic findings, lab findings, and therapeutic strategies. An appendix including tables of differential diagnosis based on morphology and color of lesions, and tables with biopsy considerations.

Provides you with an in-depth understanding of the pharmacologic principles needed for safe and effective dental treatment and oral health care. It discusses drug properties and mechanisms of action, dosages, intended effects, interactions, and adverse reactions - both for the medications a patient may already be taking and for the drugs prescribed by the dentist.

Step-by-step procedure boxes list detailed equipment/supplies and instructions on how to perform more than 30 key procedures, with icons indicating specific guidelines or precautions. Chapter review questions help you assess your understanding of the content and prepare for classroom and board examinations.

Step-by-step instructions make it easy to perform safety procedures and use the supplies and equipment needed to prevent the spread of infectious disease, while real-world case scenarios. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures are provided for skills that dental team members must master, each presented with a goal, materials, chronological steps, and rationales for the performance of each step. Review questions ensure your comprehension of the material and provide practice for examinations.

Comprehensive coverage of the theoretical principles and practical skills needed to perform radiographic exams competently and safely.

Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! This hands-on resource features clinically focused content supplemented liberally with high-quality photographs, case applications, clinical tips and warnings, and step-by-step procedures.

With discussions ranging from microbiology concepts to protocols for clinical asepsis, this comprehensive, highly practical text features the most up-to-date regulatory recommendations, as well as coverage of patient safety preparation and infection control breaches. Step-by-step instructions make it easy to perform safety procedures and use the supplies and equipment needed to prevent the spread of infectious disease.