Sleep medicine for dentists: a practical overview
Sleep medicine for dentists: a practical overview
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牙医睡眠医学:实用概述
DOI:
10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.202
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发表时间:
2010
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通讯作者:
S. Lucey
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作者:
S. Lucey
As the title suggests this book is a guide to all aspects of infection control, attempting to be a student resource, a management administrative guide and a clinical manual. For students there are learning objectives, teaching aids, review questions and online supporting resources. The clinical aspect is aimed at the entire dental team, encompassing information for nurses, dentists, managers and laboratory technicians. This book therefore contains an eclectic mix of information and there is a confusing lack of differentiation in the expected knowledge, understanding and practical implementation for the different groups. However, to make this information simple to navigate it is split into three distinct sections and 25 chapters with a consistent, systematic approach. Much of the data are clearly presented in tables and the book is well indexed. Part one, The Microbial World, explains the rationale behind infection control principles. It contextualises biochemistry and microbiology, subjects notoriously difficult for dental students to understand the relevance to their future careers. However, as neither of these subjects are comprehensively covered, this book could be used as supplementary reading rather than a substitute for traditional textbooks.Part two, Infection Control, combines basic concepts of infection control with specific step-by-step procedural guidelines. As an American textbook the regulations described in detail and used as a basis for the recommended procedures are not of great relevance in British dental practice. Many of the laws and regulations which govern our practice are directly contradicted by the guidelines laid out in this text, including important differences in waste management, immunisation and instrument processing and storage. However, the sections on personal protection and aseptic techniques are directly applicable and could form a sound basis for construction and implementation of best practice local policies.