5th Edition
by Angus C. Cameron (Author), Richard P. Widmer (Author)
Based
on the understanding that oral health is an important social
determinant of health, the latest edition of this internationally
recognised handbook equips the reader with necessary skills and
knowledge to provide truly integrative patient care.
The text
goes beyond the technical skills needed to treat children’s dental
disorders. It covers assessment of a child’s health and development,
their oral health, the newest clinical interventions, and concepts of
dental disease initiation and progression. It guides the reader through
the management and communication skills needed to deal with children,
and how to support their overall health behaviours.
Written by
renowned authors Angus Cameron and Richard P Widmer, this text is an
essential companion for all practitioners who treat children, including
undergraduate dental students, general dental practitioners, specialist
pediatric dentists, orthodontists and pediatricians.
- Emphasis on growth and development to support readers in their important role as pediatric oral physicians.
- Fully
reviewed and rewritten to provide the latest thinking on dental caries,
restorative pediatric dentistry, children with special needs, oral
medicine, trauma, and dental anomalies.
- Readily accessible and written in a friendly ‘how to’ manner for use chairside.
- Full colour illustrations throughout.
- ‘'Clinical Hints’ boxes to act as useful aide-mémoires.
