The Dental Reference Manual

Part I. Essentials of Dental Practice

1. Comprehensive Head and Neck Exam
Rosalia Rey, Nereyda Clark, Pamela Sandow

2. Dental Radiology
Rujuta Katkar

3. Caries Risk Assessment, Remineralizing, and Desensitizing Strategies in Preventive-Restorative Dentistry
Saulo Geraldeli, Alex J. Delgado

4. Local Anesthesia Challenges
Sidni Paige Manne, Rosalia Rey

5. Modern Day Treatment Planning Dilemmas; Natural Tooth Versus Implants
Sharon C. Siegel, John R. Antonelli, Mauricio Hervas

6. Restorative Considerations for Endodontically Treated Teeth
John R. Antonelli

7. Fixed Restorative Materials
Mauricio Castellanos, Alex Delgado

8. Removable Partial Dentures (RPD) Treatment: A Clinical Guide
Mauricio Castellanos, Luisa F. Echeto

9. Introduction to Occlusion
Margarete C. Ribeiro-Dasilva, James Nguyen, Keith Kiskaddon, Peter E. Dawson

10. Indirect Restorations with CAD/CAM Technology
Geraldine Weinstein, W. Stephen Howard, Richard Fox

11. Digital Impressions
Stefanie D. Seitz, Richard L. Zimmermann

Part II. The Specialties in General Dentistry

12. Endodontics for the General Practitioner
Uma Nair

13. Periodontics for the General Dental Practitioner
Peter Harrison, Eugenia Monaghan, Karin Schey

14. Common Lesions in Oral Pathology for the General Dentist
Indraneel Bhattacharyya, Hardeep K. Chehal, Mohammed N. Islam

15. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Stacey Nedrud, John Hardeman

16. Pediatric Dentistry for the General Practitioners
Dennis Bear, Maggie Wang, Abimbola Adewumi

17. Orthodontics
Eddy J. Sedeño, Melissa Alfonso, Calogero Dolce

18. Implants for the General Practitioner
Mitch Zientz, Geraldine Weinstein, Luiz Gonzaga DMD

Part III. References for Everyday Practice

19. The Examination, Differential Diagnosis, and Management of Toothache Pain
Christopher J. Spencer

20. Communicating with Dental Laboratories
Tamra Culp, Lee Culp

21. Navigating Evidence-Based Dentistry
Jaana Gold, Scott L. Tomar

22. Common Dental Prescriptions
Geraldine Weinstein, Fong Wong

23. Medical Considerations and Emergency Protocols
Mary Kuhns, Christopher Kuhns

Part IV. Pathways of a Dental Career

24. Private Practice
Annelise Ydstebo Driscoll

25. The President’s Dentist
Boyd Robinson

26. On Building a Dental School
Margaret B. Wilson

27. In Pursuit of Dentistry from Zimbabwe!
Criswell Tafadzwa Gandi

Keywords: Dentistry, Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery