- NEW! Thoroughly revised content
- provides the most current, evidence-based information you need to make dental management decisions.
- UPDATED! Information correlating to the revised INBDE exam prepares you for the boards.
- NEW! An ebook version is included with print purchase. The ebook allows you to access all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Plus, patient-based questions are included.
- UPDATED! Revised coverage of Women’s Health addresses issues specific to women that can impact dental management.
- NEW! Completely revised chapter on Cancer discusses essential considerations for the oral care of these patients.
- NEW! Key Points at the beginning of each chapter highlight important content to guide study efforts.
1 Patient Evaluation, Risk Assessment, and the Diagnostic Process
2 Infective Endocarditis
3 Hypertension
4 Ischemic Heart Disease
5 Cardiac Arrhythmias
6 Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
7 Pulmonary Disease
8 Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
9 Sleep Disordered Breathing
10 Liver Disease
11 Gastrointestinal Diseases
12 Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
13 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
14 Diabetes Mellitus
15 Adrenal Insufficiency
16 Thyroid Diseases
17 Women's Health Issues
18 AIDS, HIV Infection, and Related Conditions
19 Allergy
20 Rheumatologic Disorders
21 Organ Transplantation
22 Disorders of Red Blood Cells
23 Disorders of White Blood Cells
24 Acquired Bleeding Disorders
25 Congenital Bleeding and Hypercoagulable Disorders
26 Cancer and Oral Care of Patients With Cancer
27 Neurologic Disorders
28 Psychiatric Disorders
29 Substance Use Disorders
Appendix A:Guide to Management of Common Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Appendix B:Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health Care Settings
Appendix C: Therapeutic Management of Common Oral Lesions
Appendix D:Drug Interactions of Significance in Dentistry
Appendix E:Herbal Supplements Used in Complementary and Alternative Medicine of Potential Importance in Dentistry
Answers to Practice Test Questions
Index
Craig S. Miller, DMD, MS, Professor of Oral Medicine, College of Dentistry, and Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, is the director of the Externship in Oral Medicine Program at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry. He is board-certified in Oral Medicine and board-eligible in oral and maxillofacial radiology, with 33 years' experience in the diagnosis and management of medically compromised patients. Nelson L, Rhodus, DMD, MPH, is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Division of Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology in the Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences in the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine, and Director of the Oral Medicine and Xerostomia Clinics.
