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Complete Dentures: From
Planning to Problem Solving
Contents
Chapter 1 The Periodontal Team
Chapter 2 Medicolegal Aspects of Employing Professionals Complementary to
Dentistry
Chapter 3 Working Together
Chapter 4 Selecting Surgery Equipment for the Dental Hygienist
Chapter 5 Prevention of Oral Disease I: Periodontal Disease
Chapter 6 Prevention of Oral Disease II: Diseases of the Hard Tissues
Chapter 7 Management of Periodontal Diseases
Chapter 8 Orthodontics and Periodontal Health
Chapter 9 Occlusion of Relation to Periodontal Disease
Chapter 10 Periodontal-Restorative Interface
Index
Preface
In order for the dental profession to deliver high quality care for patients, an
appropriately skilled team is required. Within recent years the General Dental
Council specialist lists have been established and the number of registered
dental hygienists has increased. Many general dental practitioners are now in a
position to select the most appropriate skilled personnel for specific phases of
patient management.
For the care plan to be successful, the patient must be educated about the role
each member of the team will take in his or her management. It is the general
dental practitioner’s responsibility to co-ordinate the team and take overall
responsibility as the team leader. He or she also has a legal responsibility for
procedures delegated to team members who are not registered dentists. It is a
professional requirement of each dentist to delegate to professionals
complementary to dentistry (PCDs) only those tasks which the person concerned is
trained and competent to undertake. Competence implies not only the legal
qualification to perform a skilled procedure but the ability to perform that
skill to a recognised professional standard without supervision. Members of the
team who have not had the opportunity to practise a procedure regularly will
become “de-skilled”. General dental practitioners therefore need to be mindful
of competence before delegating tasks and to support the continual professional
development (CPD) of their team.
The overall treatment plan should not only encompass the management of the
periodontal disease, but the integration of other specialties in order to
achieve a stable, functional, aesthetic masticatory unit, which the patient can
maintain. This book will guide the general dental practitioner through the
decision-making process for the periodontal team.
This book can be read separately from the other four in the periodontal series.
However, reference will be made to the other books, as the series is designed to
develop certain aspects and concepts and to reinforce these throughout the
process.
| Editorial Reviews
From Book News, Inc.
In this reference for general dental practitioners,
Allen (restorative dentistry, University Dental School and Hospital, UK) and
McCarthy (who has a private practice in prosthodontics and implant
dentistry) deal with the planning, construction, and review of complete
dentures, and examine the role of osseointegrated prostheses in the
management of edentulism. Emphasis is on customizing the treatment plan to
the patient's requirements, and on communication and team work with the
dental technician. Color clinical photos are included.Book News, Inc.®,
Portland, OR
Book Info
Univ. Dental School, Cork, UK. Covers the planning,
construction and review of complete dentures. Also examines the role of
osseointegrated prostheses in the management of edentulism. Discusses
assessment, impression procedures, and problem solving. For dentists.
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