Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences

The Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Preclinical Sciences covers the medical sciences for the preclinical dental student in a concise and easily accessible format. An international team of experts in dental education and research provide information on the applied basic sciences sciences to ensure a sound understanding of why the medical sciences are relevant to clinical dental practice. Anatomy and development, pain and behavioural sciences, biochemistry, genomics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, and physiology are all covered. Emphasis is placed on advances in the sciences, the changed content of subjects, and the relevance to dental clinical practice are well illustrated. Critical evaluation and communication skills have also been addressed to ensure that this Handbook will provide all the information necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

The Oxford Handbook of Applied Dental Sciences covers the medical sciences for the preclinical dental student in a concise and easily accessible format. An international team of experts in dental education and research provide information on the applied basic sciences to ensure a sound understanding of why the medical sciences are relevant to clinical dental practice. Anatomy and development, pain and behavioural sciences, biochemistry, genomics, immunology, microbiology, pathology, and physiology are all covered. Emphasis is placed on advances in the sciences, the changed content of subjects, and the relevance to dental clinical practice, ensuring that this Handbook will provide all the information necessary for a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

1 - Craniofacial development
2 - General anatomy
3 - Anatomy of the head and neck
4 - Oral anatomy: the oral cavity, salivary glands, and the temporomandibular joint
5 - The neck
6 - Teeth
7 - Odontogenesis
8 - Tooth eruption
9 - Cell physiology
10 - Neurophysiology
11 - Mastication
12 - Salivary gland function
13 - Swallowing
14 - Digestion and absorption
15 - Liver
16 - Kidneys
17 - Vitamins
18 - Blood
19 - Cardiovascular system
20 - Respiratory system
21 - Endocrine system
22 - Bone
23 - Wound healing
24 - Molecular architecture
25 - Protein expression, analysis and proteomics
26 - Metabolism
27 - Cell signalling
28 - Cells and tissues
29 - Mineralized tissues
30 - Teeth
31 - The periodontal tissues
32 - The temperomandibular joint
33 - Saliva and the biochemical aspects of oral homeostasis
34 - Dental plague
35 - Genomics
36 - Human genetics
37 - Craniofacial development
38 - Palate development
39 - Tooth development
40 - General immunology
41 - Humoral and soluble mediators of the immune response
42 - Cell-mediated immunity
43 - Clinical immunology
44 - Cell and tissue damage
45 - Hemodynamic disorders
46 - Neoplasia
47 - Genetic and developmental disorders
48 - Nutritional diseases
49 - Bacteria
50 - Bacteria and disease
51 - Major bacteria and the diseases they can cause
52 - Viruses and viral infections
53 - Main viral infections
54 - Fungi and fungal infection
55 - The dentist-patient relationship
56 - Personality, mood and psychiatric disorders
57 - Pain
58 - Orofacial pain

Crispian Scully is secretary of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and the International Academy of Oral Oncology; member of the International Committee of the American Academy for Oral Medicine and past-president of the European and British Associations of Oral Medicine. He is co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for oral health, disability and culture; a member of the MRC Cross Board Committee; a member of the NICE advisory subcommittee on CJD; and visiting professor at Helsinki University and the University of the West of England. He is involved in several journals, including as editor of Oral Oncology, co-editor of Oral Diseases and on the editorial boards of journals such as International Journal of Oncology, Acta-Oto-Laryngologica, Archives of Oral Biology, Continuing Professional Development in Dentistry and Oral Biosciences and Medicine.