Key features

• •Clear, logical organization builds your understanding with sections on comprehensive patient evaluation, key treatment planning concepts, a detailed review of the five phases of planning treatment and guidelines for selecting the appropriate plan of care, and care planning for patients with special needs.
• •In Clinical Practice boxes highlight situations that may be faced by the general dentist.
• •What's the Evidence? boxes cite research articles affecting clinical decision-making and treatment planning strategies.
• •Ethics in Dentistry boxes address ethical issues you may encounter in treatment planning.
• •Review exercises in each chapter let you apply concepts to clinical practice.
• •Expert authors and contributors provide a current, authoritative resource for effective treatment planning.
• •Key Terms and a Glossary highlight and define important terminology.
• •Evidence-based coverage demonstrates how to use research and clinical evidence in making treatment planning decisions.
• •NEW Common Diagnoses in Dentistry chapter provides guidelines to making an accurate patient diagnosis prior to beginning treatment.
• •NEW Interprofessional Treatment Planning chapter describes dental care in the context of a team-based collaborative approach, so that the dental treatment plan aligns with the overall treatment goals of the patient.
• •NEW! Full-color photographs illustrate clinical principles and pathologies, and a colorful design highlights key content.
• •UPDATED content reflects advances in dental techniques, materials, and patient treatment options based on research, clinical experience, and current literature.
• •NEW resources on an Evolve website include videos and decision-making algorithms.