Treatment planning is a fundamental aspect of the day-to-day practice of dentistry, but it is also a difficult process to master. This textbook is designed to be a comprehensive text that works, as both and educational tool and reference source for dental students and practitioners. The textbook includes fundamentals of data collection, diagnosis and treatment planning. Emerging concepts in risk management are also included. Highlighted key concepts, decision trees and case examples make the text appealing, practical and useful. The book contains 15 chapters divided into 3 sections: The treatment Planning Process, Phases of the Treatment Plan, and Planning Treatment for Patients with Special Needs. A companion CD-ROM, with 8-10 practice cases, will be included with every copy of the book. The CD will reinforce the learning process, and add market appeal to the current generation of students and practitioners. Users will be able to make treatment decisions, form a treatment plan, and view how the case is resolved when their treatment plans are implemented.
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Section I: TheTreatment Planning Process. 1. Information gathering and developing diagnoses. 2. Risk assessment. 3. Developing the treatment plan. 4. Ethical and legal issues in treatment planning. Section II: Phases of the Treatment Plan. 5. The systemic phase of care. 6. The acute phase of care. 7. The disease control of phase care. 8. The definitive phase of care. 9. The maintenance phase of care. Section III. Planning Treatment for Patients with Special Needs. 10. The adolescent patient. 11. The geriatric patient. 12. The anxious or fearful patient. 13. The motivationally or financially impaired patient. 14. The patient who uses or abuses tobacco, alcohol, or other substances. 15. The patient with psychological problems.
