New books received this week

NVQs for dental nurses / Carole Hollins. Oxford, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell, 2009.

NVQs for Dental Nurses provides trainee dental nurses with a core companion to the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 in Oral Healthcare. The book offers comprehensive support on mandatory units of the course in addition to supplying material on the optional units most common to clinical dentistry.





The anatomical basis of dentistry / by Bernard Liebgott. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2010.

Now in full color, this new edition helps you master the essentials of gross anatomy. Complete, accurate coverage highlights the regions of the head and neck that are of clinical relevance.





Dental management of the medically compromised patient / by DJames W. Little (et al) St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Mosby Elsevier, c2008.

Ensure your patients' health and safety! Practical guidance helps you determine the severity and stability of common medical disorders in the dental office, so you'll always know how to proceed to provide the best possible care and avoid complications.





Delmar's dental assisting video series. Clifton Park, N.Y. : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2006.

This set of 2 DVDs is a great resource for training Dental Assistants. Contents: Disc 1. pt. 1: Introduction to Chairside Assisting; pt. 2: Dental Radiography; pt. 3: Infection Control Techniques. -- Disc 2. pt. 4: Restorative Dental Materials; pt. 5: Laboratory Impression, Materials & Techniques.

Manual for Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics

This Manual by Marjan Moghadam, DDS, MA from New York University College of Dentistry is an open access teaching resource. It includes step-by-step instructions with color photographs of procedures involved in making complete dentures, provides illustration and instructions for pre-clinical simulation exercises and instructions on making preliminary impressions for complete denture fabrication.
(Source: MedEdPORTAL, accessed on 30/11/2009)

New books received this week

Orofacial pain / edited by Joanna M. Zakrzewska. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

This concise handbook takes an evidence-based psychosocial approach to the management of patients with pain in the face or mouth and provides basic guidelines to facilitate care quickly in the clinical setting. The book will serve as a useful guide for dental practitioners and specialists in orofacial pain.





Infection control for the dental team / by Michael V. Martin (et al). London : Quintessence, 2009.

Infection control is central to the clinical practice of dentistry. This book deals with infection control risk, medical histories and personal protection, surgery design and equipment, instrument decontamination, disinfection and ethical and legal responsibilities in infection control.






Immunology interactive Version 3.0./ by D. Male, J. Brostoff and I. Roitt. London : Mosby, c2002.

Combines the expertise of leading immunologists and animators to deliver the most dynamic visual overview of the human immune system available. It introduces immunology through 3-D animations and lectures with supporting text, illustrations, molecular models and video clips. Also includes 200 multiple choice questions for self-assessment.





Removable partial dentures: a clinician's guide. / John D. Jones. Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

A highly practical step-by-step guide for the diagnosis, treatment planning, and manufacture of removable partial prostheses. Through its systematic approach, the book demystifies the clinical practice of these procedures, providing the practitioner with essential information on this common modality for partially edentulous patients.

On open access publishing

Remember Jane, the journal/author name estimator which helps you decide which journal you should submit your paper to? Now here are some websites that may support you with retaining some rights in your intellectual output instead of handing them all over to the publishers.

Sherpa Romeo Here you can do a search by journal title to find out if the journal is published by a green, blue, yellow or white publisher:
Green publishers - allowing archiving of both pre-prints and post-prints
Blue publishers - allowing archiving of post-prints but not pre-prints
Yellow publishers - allowing archiving of pre-prints but not post-prints
White publishers - no archiving allowed

SPARC Practical guidance when submitting journal articles. Here you will also find a SPARC sample addendum. SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system.

Six things a researcher needs to know about OA in SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #94, February 2, 2006.

New books received this week

Immediate function & esthetics in implant dentistry / edited by Peter Moy London ; Chicago : Quintessence, c2008.

This book covers loading principles; NobelGuide concept, surgical planning, NobelGuide Zygoma implants and immediate function, aesthetic considerations, NobelGuide prostheses and avoiding complications when using NobelGuide.





Exercises in oral radiography techniques: a laboratory manual. / Evelyn M. Thomson. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Education, c2007.

This simply written workbook-style lab manual provides 14 concrete, practical exercises in oral radiographic procedures and interpretation that challenge readers to link theory with clinical practice.






Fundamentals of biochemistry: life at the molecular level. / Donald Voet (et al). 3rd ed, Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008.

This text challenges students to better understand the chemistry behind the biological structure and reactions occurring in living systems. The 3rd edition incorporates coverage of recent research and an expanded focus on preparing and supporting students throughout the course.





Bailey and Love's short practice of surgery / edited by Norman S. Williams (et al). 25th ed, London : Hodder Arnold, c2008.

One of the world's pre-eminent medical textbooks, beloved by generations of surgeons, with lifetime sales in excess of one million copies. Now in its 25th edition, the content has been thoroughly revised and updated while retaining its traditional strengths.

Articles by our staff & students

The following papers have been added to PubMed last month:

Lin D, Li Q, Li W, Duckmanton N, Swain M. Mandibular bone remodeling induced by dental implant. J Biomech. 2009 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print]









Paetyangkul A, Türk T, Elekdağ-Türk S, Jones AS, Petocz P, Darendeliler MA. Physical properties of root cementum: part 14. The amount of root resorption after force application for 12 weeks o n maxillary and mandibular premolars: a microcomputed-tomography study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009 Oct;136(4):492.e1-9; discussion 492-3.








Chan AS, Lee RW, Srinivasan VK, Darendeliler MA, Grunstein RR, Cistulli PA. Nasopharyngoscopic evaluation of oral appliance therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J. 2009 Sep 24. [Epub ahead of print]

New books received this week

Mosby's orthodontic review / edited by Jeryl D. English (et al). St. Louis : Mosby Elsevier, c2009.

With a concise, focused review of orthodontic concepts and current clinical information, including diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical treatment, this book will help you achieve the best results for success on competency examinations as well as excellent clinical outcomes.





Professionalism and ethics: a guide for dental care professionals. / Fiona Stuart-Wilson. London : Quay Books, M A Healthcare Ltd., 2009.

This book will help all dental care professionals understand and interpret the General Dental Council guidance on the Standards for Dental Care professionals, and the practical implications of interpreting them.





Current therapy in orthodontics / edited by Ravindra Nanda (et al). St. Louis, Mo. ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2009.

Orthodontics as it relates to optimal patient therapy and care from diagnosis and treatment planning, the management of sagittal and vertical discrepancies, and the management of adult and complex cases to the application of biomedicine in orthodontic treatment.





Essentials in piezosurgery: clinical advantages in dentistry. / Tomaso Vercellotti. Milan ; Chicago : Quintessence, c2009.

A summary of the clinical benefits of Piezoelectric bone surgery in dentistry, implantology and oral surgery. Presents the clinical advantages of using Piezosurgery over traditional instruments for tooth extraction, ridge expansion, sinus lifting, bone grafting and clinical crown lengthening.

iPhone 'apps' visualize human anatomy

University of Utah researchers created new iPhone programs - known as applications or "apps" - to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze other three-dimensional images.
For more information please see iPhone the Body Electric

(Source: http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r=092409-2 Accessed on 9/11/2009)