Preface Introduction 1.Evidence-based practice 2.Assessing patients 3.MedicaI aspects of patient care 4.Control of pain and anxiety 5.1nfection and inflammation of the teeth and jaws 6.Removal of teeth and surgical implantology 7.Diseases of bone and the maxillary sinus 8.Oral and maxillofacial injuries 9.DentofaciaI and craniofaciaI anomalies 10.Cysts and odontogenic tumours 11.MucosaI diseases 12.Premalignancy and malignancy 13.Salivary gland disease 14.FaciaI pain 15.Disorders of the temporomandibular joint 16.Radiation protection Index