Scully’s Medical Problems in Dentistry (7th Edition)

Description

This Text Offers An Authoritative Account Of General Medical And Surgical Conditions As They Apply To The Practice Of Dentistry And Oral Healthcare. Now Established As The Standard Reference On The Subject, Medical Problems In Dentistry Is Essential For Students Learning For The First Time Or Practitioners Needing To Keep Up-To-Date With Their Knowledge.

Table of Contents

1. Medical history, examination, investigations and risk assessment
2. Perioperative care
3. Signs and symptoms
4. SECTION B: ORGAN SYSTEMS MEDICINE
   1. Cardiovascular medicine
   2. Endocrinology
   3. Gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders
   4. Haematology
   5. Hepatology
   6. Mental health
   7. Mucosal, oral and cutaneous disorders
   8. Nephrology
   9. Neurology
   10. Otorhinolaryngology/Maxillofacial disorders
   11. Respiratory medicine
   12. Rheumatology and orthopaedics
5. SECTION C: OTHER SYSTEMS MEDICINE
   1. Allergies
   2. Autoimmune disease
   3. Immunity, inflammatory disorders, and immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents
   4. Immunodeficiencies
   5. Infections and infestations
   6. Malignant disease
   7. Metabolic disorders
   8. Trauma, burns and abuse
6. SECTION D: OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
   1. Age and gender issues
   2. Complementary and alternative medicine
   3. Dietary factors and health and disease
   4. Impairment and disability
   5. Materials and drugs
   6. Minority groups
   7. Occupational hazards
   8. Reproductive (sexual) health
   9. Sports, travel and leisure, and pets
   10. Substance dependence
   11. Transplantation and tissue regeneration
7. SECTION E: APPENDIX
   1. Health promotion
   2. Eponymous and acronymous diseases and signs

Author Biography

Crispian Scully is a Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; and is emeritus Professor at UCL. He is Co-Editor of Oral Diseases, Medicina Oral, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry.
Crispian Scully is Past-President of the International Academy of Oral Oncology, European Association of Oral Medicine, British Society for Oral Medicine and British Society of Disability and Oral Health, he has served as Dean in Bristol and UCL; on the General Dental Council; on the Councils of the Royals colleges in Glasgow and Edinburgh; and on committees of NICE and CRUK, He has written and edited over 45 books, written over 150 book chapters and has over 1000 papers cited on MEDLINE. He has received the CBE, University of Helsinki Medal of Honour, University of Santiago de Compostela Medal, University of Granada Medal, Fellowship of UCL, and honorary degrees from the Universities of Athens, Granada, Helsinki and Pretoria. He has received the UK Dental Award for the Most Outstanding Achievements in Dentistry, the Awards of the Spanish Society for Oral Medicine and the Hellenic Society for Oral Medicine, and the International Award of the Spanish Society for Oral Surgery.