Scully's Handbook of Medical Problems in Dentistry

Prepared by an author of international renown, Scully's Handbook of Medical Problems in Dentistry offers a wealth of information in a handy easy-to-carry format. Containing over 250 colour photographs, artworks and tables, many of which have never been published before, this useful guide covers the main conditions seen in clinical practice together with their relevance to oral health care.

• Highlights the main points of human diseases and their relevance to oral healthcare in a practical way
• Gives particular focus on areas that are of major concern to dentistry and oral healthcare e.g. allergies, bleeding tendencies, endocrine disorders - especially diabetes - gravid patients, hepatitis and other transmissible diseases, and malignant disease
• Explains the process of risk assessment, pain and anxiety control, patient access and positioning, treatment modification and drug use
• 'Relevance for Dentistry' boxes highlight the most crucial aspects of specific conditions
• Contains new national and international guidelines, further reading and up-to-date websites
• More than meets the needs of the UK General Dental Council (GDC) document 'Preparing for practice; Dental team learning outcomes for registration'.
• Ideal for all dental students, general dental practitioners and hospital-based dentists together with other oral healthcare staff who need to keep up to date with medical knowledge

1 Health

2 Healthcare

3 Main emergencies

4 Age and gender

5 System synopses

6 Trauma

7 Infections

8 Chemical dependence (drug addiction)

9 Therapeutic modalities

10 Disability, vulnerability and impairment

Appendix: Normal test values

Undergraduate dental students and candidates for postgraduate exams, general dental practitioners and hospital-based dentists as well as all other members of the oral healthcare team.

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.