Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry

• A complete overhaul ensures that the new edition contains the most up-to-date information available
• Covers the whole of clinical dentistry at a level suitable for both students and practitioners
• Full colour throughout
• Written in an accessible and down-to-earth style with blank pages for notes
• Popular with dentistry students over 18 years, this is now an essential purchase

New to this edition

• Now in full colour throughout, displaying clinical images at their best
• Fully revised to reflect new guidelines
• Includes new information on professionalism and communication, practice management, orthodontics, and the latest developments in paediatric dentistry

Readership: Undergraduate dentistry students, vocational trainees, general dental practitioners, medical graduates and nurses involved in hospital dental specialities, and MJDF/MFDS trainees

Laura Mitchell, Consultant Orthodontist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Dental Institute; Member of the Board of the Dental Faculty, Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK, and David A. Mitchell, Consultant and Lead Clinician in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Head and Neck Cancer Services, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals; Honorary Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK

Laura Mitchell qualified in Dundee in 1981. After completing junior hospital posts, she specialised in Orthodontics. Whilst undertaking speciality training, she co-authored the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry with David Mitchell. This book is now has sold in excess of 75,000 copies and is published in 9 languages. She is also author of An Introduction to Orthodontics (third edition). Laura was appointed Consultant Orthodontist in Middlesbrough in 1992, then moved to St Lukes's Hospital in Bradford. Honorary Senior Lecturer at Leeds Dental Institute, she is an active clinician, teacher, and nominated cleft orthodontist for a population of nearly 1 million. She is currently, a Member of the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Chair of the Faculty's IT Committee, Chairman of the Boards of the Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship in Orthodontics; the Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy and Diploma in Primary Care Orthodontics examinations.

David Mitchell is qualified in dentistry and medicine, and from 1981 to 1998 he trained in dental, general, and oral & maxillofacial surgery. From 1998, he worked as Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, building a District General Hospital department and regional specialist practice in maxillofacial oncology and reconstruction. Achievements include 5 editions of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry, over 100 publications, and a decade on the editorial board of the British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. A member of the FDS education committee, he is an 'Advanced Trauma Life Support' and 'Training the Trainers' Instructor and created a well established regional hospital induction course for dentists wishing to work in the general hospital environment. An elected council member of the British Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, David is co-chair of an international flap raising and microvascular course and has teaching links in Europe, the US and the Middle East.

"Dental students are going to love this book! As a recent graduate I can say that dental students love this book and have done so since the first edition. Now, as hospital trainees, this book is still in all our bags. Its clearly defined chapters offer excellent and concise best principles for nearly all aspects of dentistry...The new edition covers the whole of clinical dentistry in a brief but concise manner." - British Dental Journal

Review(s) from previous edition

"This is a most valuable handbook with a wide range of appeal, from the undergraduate and those preparing for a range of postgraduate dental examinations through to trainers and other senior colleagues who need to bring themselves up-to-date with innovations outside their main field of practice - Ann R Coll Surg Engl

"You're the best we'll make you better is the promise of the Top Gun school to its fighter pilots. This Handbook is in the same mould....As a specialist I read this Handbook with pleasure and shame; pleasure at a lucid concise style and shame at how much I have forgotten that the authors cover comprehensively " - International Dental Journal

"Absolutely first class. No one should be without one of these at any stage of their career. Ideal aide mémoire for all those things you don't do or think about regularly. Helps to avoid those ' well what am I going to do about this' moments. Tells you what you want to know accurately and succinctly." - Amazon.co.uk Review

"An excellent handbook to have during your studies, or in clinical practice. Covers almost every general topic, in a simple, correct and easy to read way. Recommended. Great value for money." - Amazon.co.uk Review

"....[A] mine of information in miniature format....In terms of value this has to be a best buy at this cover price....it is an essential purchase for any practitioner treating patients....It will have a place in my practice library and probably be used on a day-to-day basis " - Dental Practice

1: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: History and examination
2: Dr Stephen Fayle and Miss Esther McDerra: Preventive and community dentistry
3: Dr Stephen Fayle and Miss Esther McDerra: Paediatric dentistry
4: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Orthodontics
5: Mrs Lorna McCaul: Periodontology
6: Mrs Lorna McCaul: Restorative dentistry
7: Mrs Lorna McCaul: Prosthetics and gerodontology
8: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Oral surgery
9: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Oral medicine
10: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Maxillofacial surgery
11: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Medicine relevant to dentistry
12: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Therapeutics
13: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Analgesia, anaesthesia, and sedation
14: Mr Lee Savarrio: Dental materials
15: Ms Yvonne Shaw: Law and ethics
16: Ms Yvonne Shaw: Professionalism and communication
17: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Practice management
18: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Syndromes of the head and neck
19: Mrs Laura Mitchell and Mr David Mitchell: Useful information and addresses