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Textbooks
Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing
Fischbach's A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 10th Ed.ISBN: 9781496377128
Textbook of Laboratory and Diagnostic TestingISBN: 0803623151Has information on: immunologic tests (blood studies, immunology)
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 11th Ed.ISBN: 9781260134872Has information on: head and neck examination, medical history, examination record
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 24th Ed.ISBN: 0323755089Has information on: antibody titers, tetanus, pneumococcal antigen, immunoglobulin, IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, serum index, in vitro testing of antimicrobial agents, amoxicillin, metronidazole, antibiotic prescritpion, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas, monocyte chemotaxis, neutrophil phagocytosis, adherence, superoxide production, microbial sample
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 4th Ed.ISBN: 9780323809757Has information on: head and neck examination, tissue examination, patients with anxiety, smoking cessation, effects of tobacco on health, iatrosedation, radiography, bitewing, dental record, plaque and calculus, scaling and root planing
Periodontology
Newman and Carranza's Clinical Periodontology, 14th Ed.ISBN: 9780323878876Has information on: medical history, examination record, head and neck examination, periodontal charting, radiography, bitewing, periodontitis, alveolar bone loss, tooth mobility, periodontal probing, gingival erythema, plaque and calculus, scaling and root planing, effects of smoking on oral health
Hall's Critical Decisions in Periodontology and Dental Implantology, 5th Ed.ISBN: 1607950464Has information on: periodontitis, tooth mobility, plaque and calculus, gingival erythema, periodontal probing, dental history, record keeping, tissue examination, radiographic examination, bitewing radiographs, effects of smoking on oral health, smoking assessment, smoking cessation, scaling and root planing, anxiety assessment, periodontitis risk factors, effect of tobacco on oral health, subgingival microbial sampling, pharmacological adjuncts
Lindhe's Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, 7th Ed.ISBN: 9781119438953
Pharmacology
Goodman & Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Ed.ISBN: 1264258070Has information on: immunoglobulins, IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, amoxicillin, metronidazole, antibiotic prescription, monocyte chemotaxis, antibody, antibody titers, neutrophil phagocytosis, adherence, superoxide production
Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Dentistry, 7th Ed.ISBN: 0323393071Has information on: prescription writing, adverse reactions to antibiotics, pharmacology of antibiotics
Anesthesia and Sedation
Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 7th Ed.ISBN: 9780323582070Has information on: local anesthesia, pharmacology, mechanism of action, tools & materials used
Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, 6th Ed.ISBN: 9780323400534Has information on: dental stress and anxiety, iatrosedation
Medicine
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21st Ed.ISBN: 1264268513Has information on: periodontitis, periodontal disease, gingivitis, tooth mobility, plaque and calculus, smoking cessation, pharmacological adjunct, Meningioma
Histology
Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, 17th Ed.ISBN: 9781264930395Has information on: tooth histology, oral cavity histology, connective tissue histology
Anatomy
Head, Neck and Dental Anatomy, 4th Ed.ISBN: 1111306788Has information on: tooth support anatomy and physiology
Bacteriology
Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd Ed.
Bacteriologists from all levels of expertise and within all specialties rely on this Manual as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative works. Since publication of the first edition of the Systematics, the field has undergone revolutionary changes, leading to a phylogenetic classification of prokaryotes based on sequencing of the small ribosomal subunit. The list of validly named species has more than doubled since publication of the first edition, and descriptions of over 2000 new and realigned species are included in this new edition along with more in-depth ecological information about individual taxa and extensive introductory essays by leading authorities in the field.
ISBN: 0387987711
Microbiology
Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 2nd Ed.ISBN: 9781555816735Has information on: immunoglobulin, IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE, microbial analysis, chemotaxis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, amoxicillin, metronidazole, antibiotic prescription, crevicular fluid, Porphyromonas gingivalis, antibody, phagocytosis, microbial analysis
Professional Responsibility
Professional Responsibility in Dentistry: a Practical Guide to Law and Ethics.ISBN: 0470959770Has information on: forms, medical history, regulation, ethics
Dictionaries (for reference)
Stedman's dental dictionary: illustrated, 2nd Ed.ISBN: 9781608311460
Concise Medical Dictionary, 10th Ed.ISBN: 9780191873768
Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 13th Ed.ISBN: 9780323779364
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