Includes bibliographical references and index

|a Patient management : the dentist-patient relationship / Elliot V. Feldbau and Kathy Kommit -- Treatment planning and oral diagnosis / Stephen T. Sonis and Nathaniel Treister -- Management of medically compromised patients / Joseph W. Costa, Jr -- Oral pathology / Sook-Bin Woo -- Oral radiology / Bernard Friedland -- Periodontology / David Kim and Paul A. Levi, Jr -- Endodontics / Steven Levine -- Restorative dentistry / Elliot V. Feldbau, Jennifer L. Frustino and Stephen A. Migliorini -- Prosthodontics / Jennifer L. Frustino and Ralph B. Sozio -- Pediatric dentistry and orthodontics / Andrew L. Sonis and Isabelle Chase -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery / Bonnie L. Padwa and Stephen T. Sonis -- Infection and hazard control / Helene Bednarsh, Kathy Eklund and Eve Cuny -- Dental public health / Edward S. Peters and Lin Li -- Legal issues and ethics / Elliot V. Feldbau and Bernard Friedland.