Preparing for dental practice / F.J. Trevor Burke, Ruth Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, F. J. Trevor.

Contributor:

Freeman, Ruth (Professor of dental public health research)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentistry.

Dentistry--Practice.

Physical Description:

269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

The majority of dental students will choose general practice as their career path. This book prepares final year undergraduates for the difficult transition into primary care. It is essential that students understand how the different areas in primary care can be integrated. As a result, dental schools, usually in the final year of the course, are moving towards general practice by providing comprehensive patient care courses. This book provides a background to the holistic approach senior students are encouraged to use when identifying treatment needs, covering the integration of treatment and its planning, aspects of dental team building, practice selection and management matters.

Although this book is aimed primarily at undergraduates on the dental primary care courses, it will also prove invaluable to vocational trainees and those thinking about going into practice. The newly qualified dental practitioner will also find the text helpful, as there is no other title for them to consult which covers the range of material in this book.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The first job 1

1 Career options 3

2 Applying for a position 12

3 Choosing the 'right' practice 17

4 Ease of dental treatment 26

5 Emergencies in the dental surgery 31

6 Infection control 35

Chapter 2 Practice building-relationships around the patient 59

1 The dentist-patient relationship 60

Chapter 3 Practice building-relationships within the practice 93

1 The dental team 94

2 Health and welfare of the dentist and his/her team 114

Chapter 4 Practice building-the need for excellence in treatment 123

1 Treatment planning 126

2 Promoting oral health in primary dental care 140

3 Use of minimally invasive techniques (MI) 165

4 Caring for patients with special dental needs in primary care 175

5 Treatment of dental emergencies 192

6 Referrals 200

7 Evidence-based dentistry 229

8 Clinical governance 237

Chapter 5 Essential business principles of dental practice 243

1 Essential accounting and insurance 243

2 Marketing the practice 256

Chapter 6 The future 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198508646

OCLC:

56808356