Table of Contents

Section I: TheTreatment Planning Process. 1. Information gathering and developing diagnoses. 2. Risk assessment. 3. Developing the treatment plan. 4. Ethical and legal issues in treatment planning. Section II: Phases of the Treatment Plan. 5. The systemic phase of care. 6. The acute phase of care. 7. The disease control of phase care. 8. The definitive phase of care. 9. The maintenance phase of care. Section III. Planning Treatment for Patients with Special Needs. 10. The adolescent patient. 11. The geriatric patient. 12. The anxious or fearful patient. 13. The motivationally or financially impaired patient. 14. The patient who uses or abuses tobacco, alcohol, or other substances. 15. The patient with psychological problems.

About the Author

Stephen J. Stefanac, D.D.S., M.S., is the senior associate dean and associate dean for Patient Services at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. He is board-certified in oral medicine and teaches both clinical and didactic courses. Samuel P. Nesbit, DDS is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Oral Health at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In addition, he is the Group Practice Leader in the Department of Clinical Affairs at UNC.