A definitive manual covering everything you need to know about the core procedures in dentistryThe Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dentistry comprehensively explains the core procedures in dentistry, how to do them, and the rationale that underpins them. Full of useful and easy-to-access information, it acts as a compendium of practical procedures in primary dental care, supporting students and dental practitioners in their daily professional and academic lives.This manual is a complete, practical guide to the delivery of effective, state of the art oral healthcare—the ‘what, when, and how’ of clinical practice. It compiles chapters written by expert clinicians on topics such as dental imaging, the management of dental pain, conscious sedation, operative dentistry, implant dentistry, oral medicine and surgery, paediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, special care dentistry, dental trauma, aesthetic dentistry, and much more. Provides step-by-step guidance on procedures in primary dental care Comprehensive coverage of all dental disciplines, from endodontics to orthodonticsCompiled by two highly experienced editors with contributions from expert authorsCovers essential non-clinical areas, such as communicating with patients, obtaining valid consent, audit procedures, and handling of complaintsThe Manual of Clinical Procedures in Dentistry is an invaluable text for dental students and new graduates, as well as a definitive guide for the whole dental team.
About the Editors Nairn Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Dentistry and former Dean and Head of the King's College London Dental Institute, UK. Stephen Dunne is Emeritus Maurice Wohl Foundation Professor of General Dental Practice and a Specialist in Restorative Dentistry at King's College London Dental Institute, UK.
Preface viiList of Contributors ix1 The Changing Nature of the Practice of Dentistry 1Nairn Wilson2 An Overview of Patterns and Trends in Oral and Dental Diseases 7Jenny Gallagher3 Requirements in the Clinical Environment 41Barry Quinn and Richard Johnson4 Communicating With Patients 61Koula Asimakopoulou, Tim Newton, Sasha Scambler and Suzanne Scott5 Obtaining Valid Consent 77Igor Blum, Rebecca Moazzez and Nikki Doyle6 Procedures in the Assessment and Examination of Patients 87Stephen Dunne and Warren Birnbaum7 Procedures and Arrangements for the Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases 129Blánaid Daly and Koula Asimakopoulou8 Procedures in Dental Imaging 153Jackie Brown and Jonathan Davies9 Procedures in the Management of Dental Pain 175Tara Renton10 Procedures in Conscious Sedation 201David Craig11 Procedures in Operative Dentistry 229Richard Foxton12 Procedures in Endodontics 253Francesco Mannocci, Justin Barnes, David Jones, Edward Brady, Malissa Sikun and Manjeet Ahlowalia13 Procedures in Implant Dentistry 277Richard Palmer14 Procedures in Oral Medicine 289Michael Escudier and Saman Warnakulasuriya15 Procedures in Oral Surgery 309Tara Renton16 Procedures in Orthodontics 337Martyn Cobourne17 Procedures in Paediatric Dentistry 345Sanjeev Sood18 Procedures in Periodontics 363Mark Ide and Claire McCarthy19 Procedures in Prosthodontics 387Michael Fenlon20 Procedures in Special Care Dentistry 409Carole Boyle, Mary Burke, Julie Edwards, Ellie Heidari, Joy Lewis, Sukina Moosajee and Najla Nizarali21 Procedures in the Management of Acute Dental Trauma 433Serpil Djemal, Sanjeev Sood, Ravi Chauhan and Lakshmi Rasaratnam22 Procedures in Aesthetic Dentistry 453Subir Banerji and Shamir Mehta23 Medical Emergencies 469Kathleen Fan, Syedda Abbas, Shariff Anwar, Nikolas Fanaras, Leandros Vassiliou, Rahul Jayaram, Andrew Ross and Suranjana Lahiri24 Audit in Dental Practice 507Jackie Brown, Heather Pitt‐Ford, Ellie Heidari and Dominic Flanagan25 Procedures for the Management of Patient Concerns and Complaints 533Catherine BryantIndex 543