Medicine and Surgery for Dentists(previously published as the Oxford Handbookof Dental Patient Care) is the first in a new series of Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Dentistry. Bridging the gap between dental and medical knowledge, itprovides postgraduate dental trainees with practical advice on dealing with clinical problems not encountered during their university training. This book covers the many areas of dentistry that overlap with, or border on, other specialities in the field of medicine and surgery-including history taking, examination, emergencies, and the treatment of special care patients. Major updates include general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, anaesthesia, and critical care. It is the ideal resource to enable dental professionals to treat patients safely and effectively. INDICE: 1: History taking 2: Examination 3: Investigations 4: Relevant medicine 5: General surgery 6: Trauma and orthopaedics 7: Special care groups 8: Therapeutics 9: Anaesthesia, analgesia, and sedation 10: Perioperative management 11: Principles of surgery in the head and neck 12: Differential diagnosis in oral medicine 13: Being a professional 14: Emergencies 15: Appendices
- ISBN: 978-0-19-956009-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 757
- Fecha Publicación: 17/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés