Scully's Medical Problems in Dentistry

Revised
ISBN: 978-0-7020-5401-3
Verlag: PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT

Buch, Englisch, 832 Seiten, Format (B × H): 261 mm x 313 mm, Gewicht: 3393 g

Advances in surgical and medical interventions and therapeutics continue apace and raise issues in relation to their appreciation, including their respective advantages and disadvantages, within the context of modern dentistry. The aim of this book is to provide a basis for the understanding of modern medicine and surgery on oral health and oral health care, and to help dental health workers deliver safe care within a framework of informed consent. In this 7th edition, many new topics have been added, which range from the additional of new medical disorders, relevant developments in pharmacology, including the use of biological therapies, social issues such as elder maltreatment and care of other vulnerable patients, and new national and international guidelines.

".an extremely valuable source of information that should be in the armamentarium of any dental professional." Reviewed by European Journal of Orthodontics, Feb 2015

 ". seems as close as could be to a completely comprehensive overview of common and uncommon medical problems and their dental relevance". Reviewed by Bex Stockton on behalf of BDJ Student, February 2015

Zielgruppe

<p>Undergraduate dental students, general dental practitioners, hospital-based dentists and candidates for postgraduate dental exams </p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scully, Crispian

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Zahnmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION A: GENERAL

SECTION B: ORGAN SYSTEMS MEDICINE

SECTION C: OTHER SYSTEMS MEDICINE

SECTION D: OTHER HEALTH ISSUES

SECTION E: APPENDIX

Über Autor(innen)

Scully, Crispian
Crispian Scully is a Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; and is emeritus Professor at UCL. He is Co-Editor of Oral Diseases, Medicina Oral, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry.

Crispian Scully is Past-President of the International Academy of Oral Oncology, European Association of Oral Medicine, British Society for Oral Medicine and British Society of Disability and Oral Health, he has served as Dean in Bristol and UCL; on the General Dental Council; on the Councils of the Royals colleges in Glasgow and Edinburgh; and on committees of NICE and CRUK, He has written and edited over 45 books, written over 150 book chapters and has over 1000 papers cited on MEDLINE. He has received the CBE, University of Helsinki Medal of Honour, University of Santiago de Compostela Medal, University of Granada Medal, Fellowship of UCL, and honorary degrees from the Universities of Athens, Granada, Helsinki and Pretoria. He has received the UK Dental Award for the Most Outstanding Achievements in Dentistry, the Awards of the Spanish Society for Oral Medicine and the Hellenic Society for Oral Medicine, and the International Award of the Spanish Society for Oral Surgery.