This book is designed to explain to dental students the processes of diagnosis and treatment planning, through consideration of clinical cases and problems associated with aspects of all dental specialties. It presents a series of case histories from all the major areas of dentistry, and uses a question-and-answer format to guide readers through the process of examination, differential diagnosis, investigations, diagnosis and treatment. It prepares readers for the wide variety of problems likely to be encountered in clinical practice.
Professor Edward Odell is an academic pathologist with interests in clinical and laboratory research.
He is a clinical lead for Viapath (previously GSTS Pathology) and Guy's and St Thomas' head and neck pathology.
He has published both undergraduate and postgraduate textbooks and is a member of the Faculty Board of the Royal College of Surgeons and national specialty adviser to the Royal College of Pathologists.
I don't usually write reviews on medical textbooks But this one is an essential for any dentist to have on their shelf, weather experienced or still a student Very accessible case presentations leaving no questions for the reader to ask