Medicine in Dentistry

The dentist sees their patients more often than the family doctor does, and that position makes them a privileged observer for detecting general illness early. At the same time, systemic disease conditions what can and cannot be done in the chair, something increasingly decisive in an ageing population with multiple conditions and multiple medications. The editors, dually qualified in dentistry and medicine, set out the content in problem-oriented fashion: one starts from the symptom and arrives at the course of action to be taken in planning and in daily practice. The book closes with a chapter on looking after the health of the dental team itself. English edition.