General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners: part 3. Management of specific medical emergencies in dental practice

Dental Surgery for General Practitioners and Students of Medicine

and Students of Medicine. By Ashley vv. Barrett, M. B. (Lond.), M. R. C. S., L. D. S., Dental Surgeon to the London Hospital. London : H. K. Lewis, 1885. This is one of a new series of practical manuals to be issued by Mr. Lewis 011 the various branches of Medicine and Surgery. The volumes of the series, written by wellknown Hospital Physicians and Surgeons, are intended to be of a thoroughly p...

Dental Surgery for Medical Practitioners

tartar but the latter in the first place is purely a deposit of lime salts from saliva. On pp. 56 and 57 he states that the carbohydrate eating Indians are freer from caries than meat-eating Europeans. This may be true, but it is not the meat portion of European diet that causes caries, but the various other patent and manufactured foods that they eat. On the other hand the tremendous prevalenc...

Dental Surgery for Medical Practitioners

General dental practitioners and management of traumatic dental injuries in children

General dental practitioners and management of traumatic dental injuries in children Dr. Seraj, B.* - Dr. Shahrabi, M.* - Dr. Bijani, M.** - Dr. Haeri Mehrizi, A.A.*** *Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Dept., Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran University / Medical Sciences. **Dentist. ***Statistician. Abstract Background & Aim: Usually, traumatic dental injuries are considered a bad experience to ch...

Knowledge and Preparedness of Dental Practitioners on Management of Medical Emergencies in Jazan Province

Medical emergencies are one of the most stressful situations the staff in a dental practice might encounter. The duty of care toward the attending patients obligates suitable preparedness to provide the necessary care if such emergencies ensue. Unfortunately, we found that 22% of the investigated dental clinics had no emergency kit available. Only 38% of the interviewed dentists felt confident ...