Suitable for students and practitioners alike, this new edition of the now classic text "Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry" is a concise, practical and highly illustrated guide to the day-to-day management of child dental patients.

Table of Contents

1 Child assessment 2 Child management 3 Dental caries 4 Fluoride modalities 5 Restorative paediatric dentistry 6 Pulp therapy for primary and immature permanent teeth 7 Trauma management 8 Pediatric oral medicine and pathology 9 Dental anomalies 10 Medically compromised children 11 Orthodontic diagnosis and treatment in the mixed dentition 12 Management of cleft lip and palate 13 Speech, language and swallowing App A Normal values in blood chemistry App B Fluid and electrolyte balance App C Management of anaphylaxis App D Management of acute asthma App E Antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for the prevention of infective endocarditis App F Vaccination schedules App G Isolation and exclusion from school for childhood infectious diseases App H Somatic growth and maturity App I Differential diagnosis of radiographic pathology in children App J Piaget's four stages of intellectual development App K Glasgow coma scale App L Common drug usage in paediatric dentistry App M Eruption dates of teeth App N Construction of family pedigrees App O Calculating fluoride values for dental products App P Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws App Q Charting form App R Neurological observation chart

About the Author

Angus Cameron completed dentistry at the University of Sydney in 1984 and began work as a junior dental officer at Westmead. He joined the Department of Paediatric Dentistry as a registrar in 1987 and was the first to complete the Master of Dental Science degree in Paediatric Dentistry in NSW in 1991. Angus was appointed a specialist in 1992 and became Head of Department in 1997. He is currently Clinical Associate Professor and Head of Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Sydney and Visiting Senior Specialist at the Children's Hospital at Westmead. Angus was also appointed Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and is currently the Registrar (Special Field Streams) of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons. In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Angus is co-editor of the Handbook of Paediatric Dentistry, now in its 3rd edition and translated into six languages. His major clinical interests are in the areas of paediatric oral medicine and pathology, dental anomalies and craniofacial biology. Dr Widmer received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Melbourne and his Masters Degree in Paediatric Dentistry also from the University of Melbourne. The majority of his paediatric clinical practice over the last 25 years has been at the Westmead Centre for Oral Health and The Children's Hospital at Westmead. He is a very active clinician and lecturer, presenting to students and graduates in all branches of the health sciences, as well as being invited to present at conferences, both locally and internationally. Dr Widmer is currently the Associate Clinical Professor in Paediatric Dentistry at the University of Sydney and Director of the Dental Department at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. He is a past President of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry , the Australasian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry.

Reviews

"This book covers a lot of ground, is easy to navigate, points you elsewhere if you need more detail, and is enjoyable to read as well.Whether you are an undergraduate, a postgraduate or a general dental practitioner, this would be a useful text to have close at hand." Primary Dental Care, April 2010