General Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practitioners

Title: General Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practitioners Volume:
Author(s): Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan
Series: BDJ Clinician’s Guides Periodical:
Publisher: Springer International Publishing City:
Year: 2019 Edition: 3rd ed.
Language: English Pages (biblio\tech): XV, 253\257
ISBN: 978-3-319-97736-2, 978-3-319-97737-9 ID: 2311861
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Aimed at the practising clinician, this book, now in its third edition, provides a welcome detailed overview of the medical and surgical conditions that affect patients seen in everyday dental practice. With patients surviving longer due to medical advances, dentists are increasingly faced with complex conditions and possibly some that they have not previously encountered. Here, treatment advice, drug interactions, and the impact of general medical and surgical conditions on treatment planning in the dental context are all covered with a comprehensive but practical approach. In addition to chapters on the implications for dental practice of disorders of each of the different body systems and immunological and infectious diseases, important aspects in particular patient groups, including cancer patients, the elderly, and the paediatric population, are identified. Overall, this book provides dentists with a practical, logical, and convenient guide of great value, helping to update knowledge and foster improved patient care.

Table of contents :
Front Matter ….Pages i-xv
General Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practitioners: History Taking and Examination of the Clothed Patient (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 1-11
The Cardiovascular System (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 13-26
The Respiratory System and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 27-37
The Gastrointestinal System and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 39-48
Neurological Disorders and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 49-61
Liver Disease and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 63-68
The Endocrine System and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 69-79
Renal Disorders and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 81-88
The Musculoskeletal System and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 89-103
Haematology and Patients with Bleeding Problems and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 105-118
The Paediatric Patient and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 119-128
The Older Patient and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 129-136
Metabolic Disorders and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 137-145
Skin Disorders and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 147-166
Psychiatry and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 167-178
Cancer, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy and Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 179-187
The Drug Box, Equipment and Basic Principles of Management (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 189-203
Management of Specific Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 205-219
General Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practitioners: Infections and Infection Control (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 221-233
Immunology and the Dental Practitioner (Mark Greenwood, John G. Meechan)….Pages 235-245
Back Matter ….Pages 247-253