Clinical Cases in Gerodontology (eBook)

Gerry McKenna is a Clinical Reader and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at the Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, UK and an Adjunct Professor at University College Cork, Ireland. He is the current President of the Geriatric Oral Research Group within the International Association for Dental Research and the former president of the European College of Gerodontology. He is a specialist clinician in Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. Finbarr Allen is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, and Senior Consultant Prosthodontist and Director of the National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore. He is on the editorial board of a number of scientific journals, including Gerodontology. He is a past President of the Geriatric Oral Research Group of the International Association for Dental Research and was awarded the distinguished scientist award for geriatric oral health research by the IADR. Francis Burke is a Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Cork University Dental School and Hospital and the Deputy Head (Academic Affairs) of the College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Ireland. He is a Past President of the Irish Division of the International Association for Dental Research, the British Association of Teachers of Conservative Dentistry and the British Society of Gerodontology.

"Clinical Cases in Gerodontology is a case-based guide to the oral health of older adults, providing a comprehensive overview of the most relevant dental issues that arise when dealing with an ageing population. Theory and practice are applied to 25 real-life cases in a clinically relevant format, covering the management of chronic dental disease, replacement of missing teeth, failing restorations, management of malignancy and other oral conditions. To aid learning, each of the clinical cases presented has a defined learning objective and goal. In addition, the authors discuss in detail the clinical decision making factors and the text is enhanced with photographs that demonstrate the progressive stages of treatment. This important text includes the thinking behind clinical decision making, fosters independent learning, prepares for case-based examinations and contains self-study questions and relevant literature citations."
--Peter Folly, British Dental Association, Published in BDJ Team (2021)