Monday 31 May 2010

Another useful MedEdPORTAL video

Doctor Patient Communication: Speed Bumps and Hiccups. This resource by Jane Goleman, MD
Ohio State University College of Medicine is designed for interactive small group discussions of cross cultural communication for 1st-3rd year medical students. The goal is to review good communication skills, as well as guidelines for working with an interpreter. There are three short video clips of a doctor patient encounter between a Caucasian physician and Somali family.

Thursday 27 May 2010

New edition of core textbook

Clinical problem solving in dentistry / edited by Edward W. Odell. 3rd ed., Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2010.

The 3rd edition continues to provide a highly visual step-by-step guide to the practical management of a wide variety of presentations seen in clinical dental practice. Contains a large number of real life clinical cases, and over 350 high-quality photographs, line artworks and tables.

Monday 24 May 2010

ERA ranked journal list

The ARC has released the full ERA (Excellence in Research for Australia) 2010 ranked journal list.

Thursday 20 May 2010

New books received this week

Esthetic dentistry in clinical practice / edited by Marc Geissberger. Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Clearly outlining esthetic procedures, the book enables dentists to treat patients in an efficient and clinically sound manner, bringing esthetic dentistry to everyday practice. It demonstrates treatment planning and case design from basic to advanced cases.






The art of treatment planning: dental and medical approaches to the face and smile. / edited by Rafi Romano. London : Quintessence, c2010.

This book examines the treatment-planning process from a multidisciplinary perspective in an effort to balance the very complex process of diagnosis with the need for simplicity and coherence. It is intended for the beginner and the advanced clinician alike.






Aesthetic & restorative dentistry: material selection & technique. / Douglas A. Terry (et al). Stillwater, Minn. : Everest Publishing Media, c2009.

This dynamic multi-contributor book illustrates important esthetic and restorative dental procedures as they are used in everyday clinical situations. It is designed to explain how a selected material and/or instrument can be used as part of a thorough protocol to achieve restorative excellence.

Monday 17 May 2010

Medical Apps reviews

This site offers iPad & iPhone medical apps reviews by health care professionals. Reviews in iMedicalApps are listed by most recent, with a quick summary and link to the full review. They are also divided into categories. Most of the reviews are of iPhone Medical apps, but Android app reviews are labeled as such in the title. The iMedicalApps Team consists of a group of physicians and medical students who provide commentary and reviews of mobile medical technology and applications. The reviews and commentary are based on the team members' personal experiences in hospital and clinical settings. A site well worth checking out.

Thursday 13 May 2010

New books received this week

20 years of guided bone regeneration in implant dentistry / edited by Daniel Buser. 2nd ed.Chicago : Quintessence Pub. Co., c2009.

The first 4 chapters focus on the basic science of GBR in implant dentistry. The second half of the book focuses on the clinical applications of GBR. The new edition is an important resource for all clinicians with interest and experience in implant dentistry.






Dentistry with a vision: building a rewarding practice and a balanced life. / Gerald I. Kendal. Hanover Park, IL : Quintessence Pub., c2009.

Written as a novel, this book models a real-life story about how a dentist improved his practice from a loss to profit. Dental practitioners will find this engaging story an easy and fun way to learn how to implement powerful, scientifically based project management principles into their practice.






Mosby's dental drug reference / edited by Arthur H. Jeske. 9th ed. St. Louis, MO ; London : Elsevier Mosby, 2010.

Offers complete yet concise information on more than 800 of the most commonly used drugs, all listed alphabetically for quick reference. This edition features clinically significant drugs and interactions, including 33 new drugs approved by the FDA since publication of the last edition.

Monday 10 May 2010

Where scientists network

Academia.edu: nicknamed the “FaceBook for scientists” and claiming to help academics answer the question: who's researching what?
BioMedExperts.com: an online community for biomedical researchers which claims to analyze the profiles of more than 1.8 million scientists.
Epernicus: founded in 2008, Epernicus claims to be “The shortest path to people and expertise in your scientific network”.
Laboratree: developed by Indiana University, Laboratree is both a social-networking site for scientists and a research-management tool.
ResearchGate: launched nearly two years ago, it now claims to have more than 250,000 members.
ResearchPages: a project-focused site for researchers, which has been live for a few years.
Scilink: dubbed the “LinkedIn for scientists”, Scilink is said to have mined over 104 million relationships from the literature, and to have more than 40,000 users.
VIVO: A new “Facebook for Scientists” developed as a joint initiative by universities in America, using an open-source platform developed at Cornell University.

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Thursday 6 May 2010

New books received this week

Finance for dentists: the essential handbook. / Paul Kendall. Oxford ; New York : Radcliffe, c2010.

This book aims to equip dentists with the knowledge needed to take an active role in their own finances - including taxes, income and expenditure, property matters and retirement - and provide an insight into what they should expect from a specialist financial adviser to the dental profession.






Clinical dental medicine 2020 / edited by Nairn H.F. Wilson. London ; Chicago : Quintessence Pub., c2009.

Provides authoritative commentaries on the origins, present capabilities and anticipated challenges and opportunities in the main elements of the clinical practice of dentistry. A book for all those with interests and responsibilities in dentistry and oral health sciences.






Bruxism: theory and practice. / edited by Daniel A. Paesani. London ; Chicago : Quintessence Publishing, 2010.

This comprehensive evidence-based guide to bruxism provides answers to many questions arising in everyday dental practice. Researchers, students, and specialists will benefit from the in-depth analysis of bruxism and its treatment and the extensive, up-to-date bibliographies.