Handbook of Pediatric Dentistry

This fully illustrated handbook allows rapid access to key practical information in all areas of Paediatric Dentistry. Features: * Presents the essentials of management of children with oral and dental trauma, dental caries, oral infections, cardiaca disease, endocrine, hematologic and oncologic disorders and those who have received organ transplants. * Includes colour photographs of dental abnormalities to facilitate diagnosis. * Provides the basic information in a clear and readily retrievable form.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Child Management Chapter 2. Fluorides and Fluoridation Chapter 3. Dental Caries and Restorative Paediatric Dentistry Chapter 4. Pulp Therapy for Primary Teeth Chapter 5. Trauma Management Chapter 6. Oral Pathology Chapter 7. Dental Anomalies Chapter 8. Medically Compromised Children Chapter 9. Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment in the Mixed Dentition Chapter 10. Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Chapter 11. Speech and Language Development Appendixes: Appendix A: Normal Values Appendix B: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Appendix C: Management of Anaphylaxis Appendix D: Management of Acute Asthma Appendix E: Protocols for Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Endocarditis Appendix F: Vaccination Schedules Appendix G: Isolation and Exclusion from School for Infectious Diseases Appendix H: Somatic Growth and Maturity Appendix I: Growth Charts Appendix J: Differential Diagnosis of Radiographic Pathology in Children Appendix K: Piaget's Four Stages of Intellectual Development Appendix L: Glasgow Coma Score Appendix M:Antiobiotics Used in Paediatric Dentistry Appendix N: Use of Drugs in Paediatric Dentistry Appendix O: Eruption Dates of Teeth Appendix P: Construction of Family Pedigrees

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.