A Practical Approach to Special Care in Dentistry: Learn to Treat Patients with Disabilities or Medical Complications

By Pedro Diz Dios, Navdeep Kumar, this comprehensive guide delivers a robust overview of special care dentistry, covering the most common clinical conditions dentists will encounter in their practice.

Comprehensive Coverage of Special Care Dentistry

The book discusses over 50 topics based on real-world clinical cases, focusing on two main areas: patients with disabilities and medically compromised patients. Each chapter contains a case report, establishing the main risk factors relating to the provision of dental treatment, followed by a practical and realistic set of adaptations to minimize the rate and severity of potential complications for patients.

Disability and Medical Complications in Dentistry

• Thorough introduction to patients with disabilities, including physical disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, epilepsy) and cognitive impairments (e.g., Down’s Syndrome)
• Comprehensive explorations of the treatment of medically compromised patients, including those with infectious diseases, endocrine diseases, hepatorenal disease, and cardiovascular disease
• Practical discussions of other special patient situations, such as those with allergies, antiresorptive and antiangiogenic drugs, terminal patients, underhoused patients, and pregnant or breastfeeding patients

Who is This Book For?

This invaluable resource is perfect for general dentists, undergraduate students of odontology, and graduate students of special care dentistry. Dental specialists in special care dentistry, hospital odontology, geriatric odontology, oral surgery, and dental hygienists will also benefit from the practical guidance provided.

Book Details

Published by Wiley-Blackwell, the 1st edition was released on December 7, 2021. The book is available in English and supports screen readers. Sticky notes are available on Kindle Scribe.

ISBN: 1119600049