Dentistry

With new medications, medical therapies, and increasing numbers of older and medically complex patients seeking dental care, all dentists, hygienists, and students must understand the intersection of common diseases, medical management, and dental management to coordinate and deliver safe care. This new second edition updates all of the protocols and guidelines for treatment and medications and adds more information to aid with patient medical assessments.

This updated edition offers a practical and quick reference to medications commonly prescribed in dental practice. Takes an accessible question-and-answer format, providing answers to common questions dentists ask about drugs. Updated information on drugs is presented throughout, including the current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines and newer osteoporosis drugs, and a new section describes how to manage patients on medications, and includes new chapters on the important topics of opioid prescribing and abuse and pain management.

Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 13th Edition provides guidelines for safe, accurate drug administration. More than 800 drug monographs make it easy to find the information most relevant to oral healthcare practitioners, including indications and dosages, contraindications, interactions, side effects, serious reactions, and dental-specific drug data. Provides the current, concise drug information needed at the point of care.

This resource provides detailed, up-to-date information on the etiology and pathogenesis of periodontal disease. Basic and advanced evidence-based information on the various treatment modalities employed in periodontics and implantology is presented in an easy-to-read format, with callout boxes throughout the text highlighting the clinical relevance of foundational basic science information. Full-color photos and radiographic images depict periodontal conditions and procedures.

Use this atlas-style guide to master implant procedures and techniques. It takes you through treatment planning, presurgical guidelines, detailed surgical techniques, and postoperative follow-up. This edition adds more case studies and coverage of computed tomography.

Concise yet comprehensive overview of business management principles tailored for dental practices, with strategies to apply the core concepts to achieve success. Describes business, economic, marketing, and management principles and explains how to apply them to dental practice.