Common Medical Conditions : A Guide for the Dental Team

Common Medical Conditions: A Guide for the Dental Team is an invaluable reference in the Dental Update series of clinical resources outlining the clinical features, clinical signs, diagnosis, management and dental relevance of the most commonly encountered chronic medical problems in the developed world.

Written by an internationally renowned and experienced team of authors, the book is a quick and ready illustrated reference giving essential information in an oral health care context to common medical conditions. Designed for easy reference, the book is organised by systems with sections on: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Metabolic and Endocrine, Gastrointestinal, Haematological, Mental Health, Neurological, Osteoarticular, Mucocutaneous and Infectious Diseases.

• Covers most commonly encountered chronic medical problems in a dental context
• Systematic and organised to provide easy cross-referencing
• Includes useful features such as summaries of key information and comparisons of similar conditions
• Fully illustrated throughout with colour clinical photography

Crispian Scully - Dean and Director of Studies and Research, Eastman Dental Institute; Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London; Professor of Special Needs Dentistry, UCL. Professor Scully has published over 770 MEDLINE papers; about 300 original research papers in these fields, about 200 review articles, 100 chapters in books, 50 clinical papers and over 40 books. In 2000 he was honoured with the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).

Steve Bain - Professor of Medicine (Diabetes), University of Wales, Swansea & Honorary Consultant Physician, Swansea NHS Trust, Singleton Hospital, Swansea.

John Hamburger - Senior Lecturer/Consultant in Oral Medicine, University of Birmingham School of Dentistry