The first and only practical reference guide to clinical dentistry

Clinical dentistry involves the practice of preventing, diagnosing, and treating patients’ oral health conditions. Clinical Dentistry Daily Reference Guide is a one-stop resource loaded with critical information for day-to-day decision making regarding a myriad of clinical scenarios. This invaluable resource saves time by eliminating the need to search through websites, textbooks, and phone apps to find answers.

This book offers step-by-step assistance on health history treatment modifications, oral cancer screening, radiographic interpretation, treatment planning, preventive dentistry, periodontics, operative dentistry, endodontics, oral surgery, toothaches, crown and bridge, dentures, partials, implant crowns, occlusal guards, pharmacology, pediatric dentistry, nitrous sedation, and more.

This comprehensive guide:

• Provides quick access to information in an easy-to-read bulleted format
• Includes hundreds of high-quality clinical images, illustrations, and tables
• Answers real-life patient questions
• Contains procedural steps including post-operative instructions, lab prescriptions, troubleshooting, and clinical pearls
• Features alphabetized medical conditions and treatment modifications, evidence-based guidelines including the dental traumatology guidelines, tables of common medications converted to pediatric dosages, and more.
• Helps dentists gain confidence in their decision making

Clinical Dentistry Daily Reference Guide is a must-have book for all dental students and practicing dentists, both new and seasoned. Other dental professionals that will benefit from this book include dental educators, expanded function dental assistants, and dental hygienists.

Contents

Chapter 1 Health History Treatment Modifications
Chapter 2 Extraoral Exam, Intraoral Exam, and Oral Cancer Screening
Chapter 3 Radiographs and Interpretation
Chapter 4 Treatment Planning
Chapter 5 Preventive Dentistry
Chapter 6 Periodontics
Chapter 7 Operative Dentistry
Chapter 8 Endodontics
Chapter 9 Oral Surgery
Chapter 10 Toothaches
Chapter 11 Crown and Bridge
Chapter 12 Complete Dentures
Chapter 13 Removable Partial Dentures
Chapter 14 Implant Crowns
Chapter 15 Occlusal Guards
Chapter 16 Dental Pharmacology
Chapter 17 Pediatric Dentistry
Chapter 18 Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation
Appendix A: International Association of Dental Traumatology Guidelines
Appendix B: Basic Life Support
Appendix C: Evidence-based Dentistry Pyramid
Appendix D: Ergonomics for the Dentist, Patient, and Dental Assistant
Appendix E: “CAMBRA” CAries Management By Risk Assessment