BookStephen J. Stefanac, Samuel P. Nesbit.
Summary: "A full-color, all-in-one reference, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 4th Edition helps you create person-centered dental treatment plans for adolescent and adult patients. Using evidence-based research, this text shows how risk assessment, prognosis, and expected treatment outcomes factor into the planning process. Detailed coverage guides you through each phase of the treatment plan. New to this edition are chapters covering digital tools used in treatment planning and revised content in all chapters. The book renews a core section that describes how to plan and provide optimal oral health care for unique patient populations"-- Publisher's description.
Contents:
Patient evaluation and assessment
Common diagnoses in dentistry
Evidence-based treatment planning: assessment of risk, prognosis, and expected outcomes
Digital tools for diagnosis and treatment planning
Developing the treatment plan
Interprofessional treatment planning
Ethical and legal considerations when treatment planning
The systemic phase of treatment
The acute phase of treatment
The disease control phase of treatment
The definitive phase of treatment
The maintenance phase of care
Patients with special needs
Patients who are substance dependent
Patients with anxiety, fear, or a phobia of dental care
Patients with a psychological disorder
Adolescent patients
Geriatric patients
Patients who are motivationally or financially challenged.