New publication of national 'go to' dental handbook

Led by Professor David Moles, Director of Postgraduate Education and Research, the fully revised and updated book reflects the contemporary clinical, organisational and dento-legal contexts in which dentistry is practised, as well as changes in the evidence base since the first edition was published in 2006.

A comprehensive compendium of guidance and standards relevant to primary dental care, the publication sets out specific standards covering consultation and diagnosis, paediatric dentistry, orthodontics, management of acute pain, periodontics, endodontics, removable partial dentures, complete dentures, minor oral surgery, implant dentistry, management of dental trauma, direct, coronal and root surface restorations and indirect coronal restorations.

The standards in the new edition are focussed on practitioner processes rather than treatment outcomes, while standards for making and receiving referrals, and for oral medicine, are also included for the first time.