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Essentials of Microbiology for Dental Students

Second Edition

Jeremy Bagg, T. Wallace MacFarlane, Ian R. Poxton, and Andrew J. Smith

Illustrated by Simon Bagg

Price: £43.99 (paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-856489-8
Publication date: 1 December 2005
348 pages, 340 full-color photographs & illus., 276x219 mm

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Reviews

'A pleasure to read ... the comprehensive coverage of the subject matter and the elegant style of the figures and illustrations used by this book combine to provide a final product that can definitely be recommended as a core textbook and learning companion to undergraduate dental students.' - David W. Williams in Journal of Orthodontics, December 2006
'Enthusiasm for the subject simply oozes out of every page. [This book] deserves to be the standard textbook for dental students and dental care professionals; it is quite simply the best around.' - Dental Update, May 2006
'The book is excellent for students, those studying for postgraduate qualifications, and for any general dental practitioner who wants to refer to the latest developments in microbiology and its related subjects.' - BDA News, Vol 19, No 4, 2006

Description

Covers all the microbiology required by dentists, from the fundamental principles to clinical practice
The integrated clinical approach will ensure that the text is invaluable to those preparing for problem-based learning sessions

New to this edition

Covers changes in the epidemiology of certain infections, for example sexually transmitted diseases
Includes changes to antimicrobial drug prescribing regimens
Major new chapters include: fungi, human herpes viruses, infections of the central nervous system, and use of antimicrobial agents in dentistry
The chapters dealing with sterilisation, disinfection, and infection control procedures in dentistry have been completely re-written
Includes a comprehensive glossary of medical, dental and biological terms

This book presents the science of microbiology in a clinical context that is relevant to the safe and effective practice of dental surgery. Microbiology is a rapidly moving discipline. Since the First Edition, a number of infectious diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and SARS have emerged as significant clinical problems. There have also been changes in the epidemiology of certain infections, for example sexually transmitted diseases. These issues are all covered in this new edition. The book has been updated throughout, and changes to antimicrobial drug prescribing regimens have been included. Major new chapters include those on fungi, human herpes viruses, infections of the central nervous system, and use of antimicrobial agents in dentistry. The chapters dealing with sterilisation, disinfection and infection control procedures in dentistry have been completely re-written, to reflect recent significant changes in decontamination protocols which have been stimulated by the problem of prion diseases.

This book will serve as a core reference text for use throughout all years of the undergraduate dental curriculum, as a refresher course for postgraduate students, and as a continuing source of reference for dentists in clinical practice.

Readership: Undergraduate dental students. This book will also appeal to postgraduate dental students as a revision aid for postgraduate clinical examinations, and to practising dentists as a reference text.

Contents

Section 1

1. The concept of microorganisms (to include prions and emerging infections) , Ian R Poxton

2. Bacterial structure and physiology , Ian R Poxton

3. Bacterial taxonomy , Ian R Poxton

4. Bacterial pathogenicity and epidemiology , Ian R Poxton

5. Bacterial genetics and molecular biology , Ian R Poxton

6. Viruses , Jeremy Bagg

7. Fungi , Jeremy Bagg & T Wallace MacFarlane

8. Host defences , Ian R Poxton

9. Immunization , T Wallace MacFarlane

10. Antimicrobial agents , Jeremy Bagg

11. Disinfection and sterilization (to include the problem of prions) , Andrew J Smith

12. Diagnostic microbiology , Jeremy Bagg

Section 2

13. Infections of the skin and soft tissues , Jeremy Bagg

14. Genitourinary tract infections , T Wallace MacFarlane

15. Gastrointestinal infections , Jeremy Bagg

16. Respiratory tract infections , Jeremy Bagg

17. Infections of the central nervous system , Andrew J Smith

18. Infective endocarditis and sepsis syndrome , Andrew J Smith

19. Human herpes viruses , Jeremy Bagg

20. Blood borne viruses , Jeremy Bagg

Section 3

21. The oral microflora and dental plaque , Andrew J Smith

22. Defence mechanisms of the mouth , Jeremy Bagg

23. Dental caries , T Wallace MacFarlane

24. Periodontal diseases , Andrew J Smith

25. Infections of the pulp, periapical tissues and bone of the jaw , Jeremy Bagg

26. Salivary gland infections , Jeremy Bagg

27. Oral fungal infections , Jeremy Bagg & T Wallace MacFarlane

28. Bacterial and viral infections of the oral mucosa , Jeremy Bagg

29. Antimicrobial agents in dentistry , Andrew J Smith

30. Cross-infection control in dentistry , Andrew J Smith & Jeremy Bagg

Authors, editors, and contributors

Jeremy Bagg, Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Glasgow Dental School,
T. Wallace MacFarlane, Professor of Oral Microbiology, University of Glagow Dental School (Emeritus),
Ian R. Poxton, Professor of Microbial Infection and Immunity, University of Edinburgh Medical School, and
Andrew J. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Oral Microbiology, University of Glasgow Dental School
Illustrated by Simon Bagg

Links to web resources and related information

More in the same subject area:
Dentistry / oral & maxillofacial medicine
Medical microbiology & virology
Infectious & contagious diseases

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