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Dental Secrets

Synopsis
Using a question-and-answer format, this book covers all the latest clinical and public health aspects of dentistry as well as how computers and the Internet can manage a dental practice and quickly provide information to dental practitioners. The content of all chapters has been update and revised. New questions, answers, and illustrations reflect current additions to dental materials, surgical techniques, modalities of diagnosis and infection.

ABOUT THE BOOK
 

Annotation
The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Learn the secrets to dental practice success in this book. It covers the latest clinical and public health aspects of dentistry and includes information on the advantages of computer and internet usage in the dental practice. All chapters have been updated and revised to reflect the latest changes in dental medicine. New questions, answers and illustrations reflect current additions to dental materials, surgical techniques, modalities of diagnosis and infection control and OSHA mandates. It's an effective supplement to standard textbooks and a useful tool for board examination preparation.
 

Reviews
From Dimitris Antoniou  
This interesting new book is presented in the format of questions and short answers concerning every important aspect of dentistry, from patient management and treatment planning to legal issues and ethics in dental practice. The purpose is not to substitute many excellent dental textbooks available, but to assist the readers with additional reading in areas that they might find stimulating. This book was written to meet the needs of students, residents, and practitioners who would like to test and improve their knowledge about dentistry. The illustrations are very informative, especially in the oral radiology chapter. The bibliography is extensive and up-to-date. This is a very useful book for students and practitioners in the dental field. It contains important questions about dentistry. Each answer is clear and concise. The reader, also, will notice a smattering of humor throughout the book that makes reading enjoyable. It is highly recommended for students and dentists who are getting ready to take the boards.
 
From Lawrence Golden  
This edition is unique from all other dental resources that I have used because of its question and answer format. I did not own the first edition published in 1996, but I borrowed it and photocopied sections of it to study for my national dental board Part II exam. The purpose is to hand down the pearls of the different aspects of dentistry in an informal, non-textbook format. This is a worthy objective and it is met. Although I believe that this book was written for the dental student, the question/answer format makes it very convenient for practitioners who study review information less frequently than the full-time student. The format maintains the reader's interest. The 18 contributors of this book are well known in their areas of dentistry. This is an overview and summary of the pearls of information from the last two years of a dental school education. The best feature is that if you were to read it for 20 minutes a day for two weeks you would have refreshed your memory of traditional education. There is a great "bang for your buck" benefit for a practitioner that would not be found in a textbook. Shortcomings include the challenge of finding a specific answer to a specific question; you would have to refer to a textbook. This is a very useful review of important material for a full-time student or practitioner. A wealth of information can be acquired over short periods of time not possible with a textbook. The question/answer format maintains the reader's interest. The continuing innovation of dental materials and with them new techniques makes a new edition beneficial. This book is of the highest quality and usefulness as a brief review of a wealth of information. Icannot compare it with other books of its kind because I am not familiar with other review books for dentistry. A second edition is justified.
 
From Doody Review Services  
Reviewer: Lawrence Golden, DDS (University of Chicago Medical Center)
Description: This edition is unique from all other dental resources that I have used because of its question and answer format. I did not own the first edition published in 1996, but I borrowed it and photocopied sections of it to study for my national dental board Part II exam.
Purpose: The purpose is to hand down the pearls of the different aspects of dentistry in an informal, non-textbook format. This is a worthy objective and it is met.
Audience: Although I believe that this book was written for the dental student, the question/answer format makes it very convenient for practitioners who study review information less frequently than the full-time student. The format maintains the reader's interest. The 18 contributors of this book are well known in their areas of dentistry.
Features: This is an overview and summary of the pearls of information from the last two years of a dental school education. The best feature is that if you were to read it for 20 minutes a day for two weeks you would have refreshed your memory of traditional education. There is a great "bang for your buck" benefit for a practitioner that would not be found in a textbook. Shortcomings include the challenge of finding a specific answer to a specific question; you would have to refer to a textbook. This is a very useful review of important material for a full-time student or practitioner. A wealth of information can be acquired over short periods of time not possible with a textbook. The question/answer format maintains the reader's interest. The continuing innovation of dental materials and with them new techniques makes a new edition beneficial.
Assessment: This book is of the highest quality and usefulness as a brief review of a wealth of information. I cannot compare it with other books of its kind because I am not familiar with other review books for dentistry. A second edition is justified.

 
 

CUSTOMER REVIEWS - An Open Forum
Number of Reviews: 1    Average Rating:

Demi (demikaz@prodigy.net), November 11, 1998,
Dental Secrets Is Great
This book is wonderful. I think I learned & retained more from this book in 1 week than from 3 years in dental school. A must for National Borad II review.

Ratings
3 Stars from Doody

FROM THE BOOK
Table of Contents
 

1 Patient Management: The Dentist-Patient Relationship 1
2 Treatment Planning and Oral Diagnosis 13
3 Oral Medicine 23
4 Oral Pathology 41
5 Oral Radiology 69
6 Periodontology 89
7 Endodontics 111
8 Restorative Dentistry 129
9 Prosthodontics 155
10 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 181
11 Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics 205
12 Infection and Hazard Control 217
13 Computers and Dentistry 249
14 Dental Public Health 269
15 Legal Issues and Ethics in Dental Practice 281
  Index 287

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sonis, Stephen T., DMD, DMSc (Harvard Univ)