Abstract

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is a concise pocketbook for dental students and general dental practitioners, covering general medicine and the implications of medical conditions for dental practice.

• Concentrates on the essential core of knowledge on human disease needed by the dentist.
• Focuses on the implications of conditions and drug treatment for dental practice, with important practice points emphasized in boxes.
• Uses standardised headings for each condition and concise text to make instant reference easy in clinical situations.
• Provides comprehensive coverage of relevant conditions from cardiovascular and respiratory disease through to psychiatric disorders, extremes of age and pregnancy.
• Covers an area that has considerable medicolegal relevance for today's dentists - failure to take account of pre-existing conditions or drug treatments may lead to litigation.
• Includes procedures for dealing with medical emergencies in the dental surgery are described.
• Illustrated in full colour.