Operative Dentistry in the Phantom Lab


Book Description

Before they work on real patients, it is important for dental students to practice treatments on phantom lab heads and ivory teeth. While dental simulators are available for specific areas, such as restorative dentistry and prosthetics, they are not available in all dental colleges because the high expenses. Fortunately, this book helps to simulate the operative dental cases for dental students and their supervisors in a phantom lab. The book includes more than eight hundred high-resolution images, illustrations, and tables. Tools and instruments are explained as well as the common terms used in operative dentistry. Simulating systems for caries lesions and their corresponding restorative treatments are shown in the phantom lab. Radiographic images and clinical photos are included to help students make the correct caries lesions diagnosis. From easy procedures, such as practical step-by-step rubber dam techniques to retainer application, and teeth preparation and correspondent restorations with amalgam or composite restoration, this book is an important resource for prospective dentists and those new to the field.







From Hope to Action through Knowledge


Book Description

Its November 2001. A university in dire straits, financially bankrupt burdening a debt in excess of R100-million, a disillusioned and demoralised staff complement still reeling from the trauma of retrenchments, coupled with an academic project facing collapse as student numbers dwindle by a third to less than 10 000. Is there a future for such an institution, described by some as a ‘basket case’ with very bleak prospects of survival? This was the landscape that confronted the newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University of the Western Cape. Fast forward to December 2014. The CEO retires from office, bestowing upon his successor a financially sound institution with a flourishing academic project, recording unprecedented achievements, enriching the lives of more than 20 000 students, and widely acknowledged as a research-led university. This book narrates how visionary leadership with the steadfast belief that your past does not determine your future, galvanised an entire organisation into believing that a better outcome was indeed achievable, and the will to move forward as a collective with a redefined purpose and commitment to achieve that which was once deemed impossible.







Preclinical Manual of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics E-book


Book Description

This manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of the various laboratory exercises, which students have to learn and perform in their first and second year BDS course for the preclinical conservative dentistry examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on both plaster and typodont models in the preclinical laboratory. Segregated into 11 well defined chapters, the book: - Provides synopsis of topics related to conservative dentistry and endodontics - Includes clear description with illustrations of every instrument and equipment used - Provides details regarding the composition, properties, uses and manipulation of various dental materials - Includes clear description with images of the phantom head and typodont teeth used in the preclinical laboratory along with a beginner's pictorial guide in using airotor and micromotor rotary instruments - Discusses various features, rules and fundamentals of tooth preparation - Provides step-by-step pictorial representation along with explanation of all laboratory plaster and typodont model exercises - Provides more than 300 commonly asked questions to help students prepare for their viva- voce examination along with frequently asked spotters - Includes an exhaustive glossary of conservative dentistry and endodontic terms




Preclinical Manual of Conservative Dentistry - E-Book


Book Description

A must-buy for every Ist and IInd year BDS student! This manual provides step-by-step pictures and illustrations of the various laboratory exercises, which students have to learn and perform in their first and second year BDS course for the preclinical conservative dentistry examination. This is the only book of its kind that would serve as a guide for learning as well as practicing the exercises on models in the preclinical laboratory Segregated into 10 well defined chapters, the book: - Provides synopsis of topics related to conservative dentistry and endodontics - Includes clear description with illustrations of every instrument and equipment used - Provides details regarding the composition, properties, uses and manipulation of the various dental materials - Includes clear description with images of the phantom head and typodont teeth used in the preclinical laboratory along with a beginners pictorial guide in using the airotor and micromotor rotary instruments - Discusses the various features, rules and fundamental of tooth preparation - Provides step-by-step pictorial representation along with explanation of all laboratory plaster and typodont model exercises - Provides more than 200 commonly asked questions to help students prepare for their viva- voce examination along with the frequently asked spotters - Includes an exhaustive glossary of conservative dentistry and endodontic terms.







Essentials of Operative Dentistry


Book Description

This book contains nearly 1200 illustrations that explain the basics and nuances of operative dentistry, enabling trainees to easily grasp key essential concepts. Through a unique management options section it guides students through the various instruments required for clinical practice. A DVD demonstrating some of the practical aspects of Operative Dentistry is included.