Friday, 31 July 2009

New Books July/August 2009

BOOKS

Cone-beam Volumetric Imaging in Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: Fundamentals, diagmostics and treatment planning/ by Joachim E. Zoller & Jorg Neugebauer. Quintessence, c2008.

"Modern dental diagnostics has always depended on x-ray technology. The demands for minimally invasive surgical procedures have led to widespread use of digital volume tomography (cone-beam volumetric imaging, CBVI) in dental medicine. Relevant indications have been selected from all areas of dental medicine and case examples have been provided to illustrate the use of CBVI and its benefits for the patient and the care provider."


Community Oral Health/ by Cynthia Pine & Rebecca Harris. Quintessence, c2007

"Dental public health (or the broader term, Community Oral Health) considers dentistry in relation to populations and communities rather than individual patient care...This is the second edition of the international textbook Community Oral Health and is designed for use by senior dental undergradutes, postgraduates specialising in the subject, and general practitioners interested in how health systems in which they operate affect care they can provide."


Contemporary Periodontal Surgery: An Illustrated Guide to the Art Behind the Science/ by Geoffrey Bateman, et al. Quintessence, c2007.

"This book aims to provide an evidence-based and highly illustrative approach to comprehensive repertoire of surgical procedures, including: basic principles, resective surgery, regenerative techniques and periodontal/peri-implant plastic surgery."


Dental Ceramics: Essential Aspects for Clinical Practice/ by Christoph Hammerle et al. Quintessence, c2008.

"Dental Ceramics: Essential Facts for Cosmetic Dentists summarizes the state-of-the-art ceramic materials used in modern cosmetic dentistry...This fact-filled and well-structured compendium is also a valuable resource for dental students."


Dental Materials in Operative Dentistry/ by Christina Mitchell. Quintessence, c2008.

"This book sims to update dental undergraduate students and general dental practitioners on the wide range of restorative materials available for use in operative dentistry. In such a rapid-changing field, it concisely outlines the clinical advantages and disadvantages, indications, and contraindications of different materials. Chapters are included on finishing and polishing restorations and the use of dental curing lights."


Early Childhood Oral Health /by Joel H. Berg & Rebecca L. Slayton. Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.

"Early childhood Oral Health is the first resource to coalesce, organize, and explain the information on the dental and oral health of very young children. This comprehensive text covers the topic of oral health in early childhood, from the relevant background information on social and epidemiological trends in this demographic, to the scientific basis of dental and oral diseases encountered in early childhood, strongly emphasizing the dental professional's role in improving oral health and quality of life."


Endodontic Microbiology/ by Ashraf F. Fouad. Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.

"Endodontic Microbiology is a major new work on the microbiology and clinical treatment of endodontic pathosis. Composed of contributions from the leading educators and researchers in the field, this authoritative text offers contemporary evidence and scholarship, bringing the science of endodontic microbiology to clinical practice."


Evidence-based Dentistry: Managing information for better practice/ by Derek Richards et al. Quintessence, c2008.

"In a world where new information which affects the way we care for out patients is constantly being produced, we need to be able to access, assess, apply, and integrate this into our practice. An evidence-based approach is one way of achieving this. This book outlines the key concepts and takes you through the process using relevant clinical examples."


Hypnosis and Communication in Dental Practice/ by David Simons et al. Quintessence, c2007.

"This groundbreaking book brings together for the first time the twin skills of communication and hypnosis. The book speaks directly and in a jargon-free style to all members of the dental team. It demonstrates how by bringing this combination of skills into the armoury of the dental practitioner, compromises in dental care, which are so often driven by the anxieties of patients, might be eliminated."



"The second volume of the ITI Treatment Guide is devoted to the restoration of partically dentate patients. Central to this volume of the ITI Treatment Guide are loading protocols available to the clinican and the patient and how they relate to various treatment indications, inclusing both single and multiple missing teeth in the posterior and anterior regions of the mouth."


ITI Treatment Guide, Vol. 3, Implant Placement in Post-Extraction Sites: Treatment Options/ by S. Chen & D. Buser. Quintessence, c2008.

"This third volume of the ITI Treatment Guide series was created to provide clinicians with practice-oriented information about implants inserted in post-extraction sockets. It aims ar supporting clinicians not only in their evidence-based choice of the appropriate implant placement protocol but also in their detailed treatment planning and execution."


Immediate Function & Esthetics in Implant Dentistry/ by Peter Moy et al. Quintessence, c2008.

"This book will give implantologists and those interested in implantology a realistic view of this contemporary treatment method."


Immediate Loading of Dental Implants: Theory and clinical practice/ by Mithridade Davarpanah and Serge Szmukler-Moncler. Quintessence, c2008.


Making the American Mouth: Dentists and public health in the 20th century/ by Alyssa Picard Rutgers. c2009.

"Making the American Mouth is at once a history of U.S. dentistry and a study of a billion dollar industry. Alyssa Picard chronciles the forces that limited Americans' access to dental care in the eaerly twentieth century and addressses the ways dentists worked to expand that access- and improce the public image of their profession"


Manual of Dental Implants: A reference guide for diagnosis & treatment/ by David P. Sarment & Beth Peshman. Lexi-Comp, c2004.



Osseointegration and Multidisciplinary Treatment/ by Carlos Eduardo Francischone et al. Quintessence, c2008.



Osseointegration, on continuing synergies in surgery, prosthodontics, and biomaterials/ by George A. Zarb, Tomas Albrektsson, et al. Quintessence, 
c2008.

Periodontics/ by Shantipriya Reedy Anshan. c2009.

"The Atlas of Periodontics is written as a guide for students and practitioners with a special interest in periodontics. It is not intended as a textbook for the established practitioner in the speciality...This book is primarily an introductory text for dental students and suitable for general practitioners and post-graduate students."


Problems in Endodontics: Etiology, diagnosis and treatment/ by Michael Hulsmann and Edgar Schafer. Quintessence, c2009.

"Root canal treatment often presents the clinician with biological, antomical, technical and instrumental challenges and problems that can seem difficult or even impossible to deal with successfully. Identification and successful management of such situations represent the main topics of the textbook...Problems in Endodontics offers a wealth of tips and treatment options for daily endodontic practice that will be helpful for the endodontic specialist as well as for the general dental practitioner."


Radiographic imaging for the dental team, 4th ed./ by Miles, Dale A. et al. Saunders Elsevier, c2009.


Risk factors in implant dentistry: simplified clinical analysis for predictable treatment, 2nd ed. / by Renouard, Franck & Rangert, Bo. Quintessence Books, c2008.


Successful Posterior Composites/ by Christopher D. Lynch. Quintessence, c2008.

"Posterior composites are an established form of operative treatment, offering exciting, predictable, and beneficial treatment outcomes...This textbook reviews current concepts, evidence, and understanding of the placement of posterior composites. Advice is provided on how to successfully place posterior composites, as well as how to avoid common pitfalls."


BOOKS BY DONATION

Clinical Periodontology and implant dentistry, 5th ed. v.1 and v.2/ by Jan Lindhe Vol 1 and vol 2. Blackwell Munksgaard, c2008. (Donation by Dr. Mohammed Al-Bulowey)


Treatment planning in dentistry / [edited by] Stephen J. Stefanac, Samuel Paul Nesbit. Mosby, c2001. (Donation from Jill Oxner)


THESIS

 Effect of hyberbaric oxygen on non-grafted and grafted calvarial critical-sized defects / by Ahmed Mohammed Saeed Abdullah Jan.  
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, 2009.


Face motor cortex neuroplasticity associated with alterations in the oral environment of the adult rat / by Limor Avivi-Arber. 
Thesis (Ph.D.)—University of Toronto, 2009.

A novel technique for Class II composite restorations with self-adhesive resin cements / by Mohammed Al-Saleh.  
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, 2009.

Outcomes of a modified pulpotomy technique / by Zahra A. Kurji.  
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, 2009.

Role of osteopontin during dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis / by Andre Paes Batista da Silva. Thesis (Ph.D.)—University of Toronto, 2009.

CD-ROMS

Cone-beam Volumetric Imaging in Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine: Fundamentals, diagmostics and treatment planning/ by Joachim E. Zoller and Jorg Neugebauer. Quintessence, c2008.

Periodontics/ by Shantipriya Reedy Anshan. c2009.

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Open Wide!...children's stories about dentistry


A child's book of the teeth by Harrison Wader Ferguson. New York : World Book, [1932] Rev. and enl. ed. Dentistry RK63 F43 1932
 

Your mouth is a living machine by H. Colin Davis. London : Gibbs, 1971. Dentistry RK63 .D3 DENT 



Tommy and his teeth children by Elmer John Chaput, Margaret Katherine Deutsch ; illustrated by William G. Cadaret. Detroit : Chaput, Deutsch & Chaput, c1947. Dentistry RK63 C44 
 


Let's go to a dentist by Naomi Buchheimer. New York, N.Y. : Putnam, 1959. Dentistry RK63 .B8




Jenny Greenteeth by Mary Alice Downie. Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, 1984. Dentistry RK61 .D68 1984


My friend the dentist by Jany Werner Watson, Robert E. Switzer & J. Cotter Hirschberg. New York, N.Y. : Golden Press, 1972. Dentistry RK63 .W3





How Peter Molar looked for a smile by Jan and Stan Barton Bohonek. Cleveland, Ohio : Adonis Studio, 1983. 1st ed. Dentistry RK63 C44 








Doctor De Soto by William Steig. New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c1982.  Dentistry RK63 S7 1987







  

Doctor De Soto goes to Africa by William Steig. New York, N.Y. : HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Dentistry PZ7 .S8177 1992






Just going to the dentist by Mercer Mayer. Racine, Wis. : Western Pub. Co., c1990. OISE JUV FIC M468J


 Arthur tricks the tooth fairy by Marc Brown. New York, N.Y.: Random House, c1997. Dentistry PZ7.B81618



How the mouse got brown teeth: a Cree story for children by George Littlechild. Saskatoon, SK : Fifth House, 1988. Dentistry E99 .C88 H69 1988 






The riddle of teeth by Winifred G. Hammond. New York, N.Y. : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. Dentistry RK61 .H36 





The Crocodile and the Dentist by Taro Gomi. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1994. Faculty of Information GOM 



 
Andrew's loose tooth by Robert Munsch. Richmond Hill, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, 1998. Dentistry PS8576 .U575 A83 1998










Open Wide: Tooth School Inside by Laurie Keller. New York : Henry Holt, 2000. OISE 617.6 K29o 

 


Loose-tooth Luke by Patsy Jensen. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1998. Dentistry PZ7 .J4385






Toothworms & Spider juice: an illustrated history of dentistry by Loretta Frances Ichord. Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2000. Dentistry RK30 .I24 2000








The dentist & you by Diane Swanson. Toronto, ON : Annick Press, c2002. Dentistry RK63 .S92 2002 










What do the fairies do with all those teeth? by Michael Luppens. Richmond Hill, ON : Scholastic Canada, c1991. Dentistry PZ L813


Friday, 29 May 2009

New Books - May/June 2009

Books
 
Statistical and methodological aspects of oral health research / edited by Emmanuel Lesaffre ... [et al.]. Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, c2009. 

"Statistical and Methodological Aspects of Oral Health Research provides oral health researchers with an overview of the methodological aspects that are important in planning, conducting and analyzing their research projects whilst also providing biostatisticians with an idea of the statistical problems that arise when tackling oral health research questions. This collection presents critical reflections on oral health research and offers advice on practical aspects of setting up research whilst introducing the reader to basic as well as advanced statistical methodology. "


Esthetic Clinical Case Studies Dilemmas & Solutions/ Ahmad, Irfan Quintessence, c2009.


Introduction to Metal-Ceramic Technology, 2nd edition/ Naylor, W. Patrick.
Quintessence, c2009. 

"The metal-ceramic restoration is one of the most widely used restorative combinations in dentistry today. Unfortunately, there are few publications available that provide introductory level, skill-oriented technical information on the processes invloved in fabricating this very popular prothesis. Introduction to Metal-Ceramic Technology was written specifically for dental technology students, dental students, and graduate classes."

Osseointegration, on Continuing Synergies in Surgery, Prosthodontics, and Biomaterials/ Zarb, George A., Albrektsson, Tomas, et al. Quintesseance, c2008.


Rang and Dale's Pharmacology/ Rang, H.P., Dale, M.M., et al. Elsevier Limited, c2008.  

"This bestselling textbook presents all the knowledge you need to get through your Pharmacology course and beyond - using a clear and accessible approach that makes that material easy and interesting to learn."



Thesis  

Validation of an enhanced questionnaire designed to assess stress and social support in patients with chronic periodontitis / Levine, Jill.
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, c2009.


Comparison of the osteoinductivity of Infuse and OP-1 via in vitro and in vivo assays / by Torin Barr.
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, c2009.


Effective neutrophil activation during innate immunity: understanding the specific roles of RAC1 and RAC2 /by Marco A.O. Magalhaes.  
Thesis (Ph.D.)—University of Toronto, c2009.

Friday, 3 April 2009

New Books - April 2009

Books 

Canadian Perinatal Health Report, 2008 edition/ Health Canada.
The Public Health Agency of Canada, c2008. 

"The Canadian Perinatal Health Report, 2008 Edition is the fifth national surveillance report from the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS), continuing an important information dissemination activity of the Maternal and Infant Health Section, Public Health Agency of Canada."

Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook/ Sutton, Amy L. (ed.).
Omnigraphics, c2008.

"Provides basic consumer health information about oral health concerns of children and adults, dental hygiene, and surgical, orthodontic, and cosmetic dental procedures. Includes index, glossary of related terms and directory of resources." 


Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry/ Baart, J.A. & Brand H.S.
Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.

"Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry is a practical guide for both students and general practitioners to this essential area of clinical practice. Highly illustrated in full colour throughout , the book provides clear and practical guidance to the administration of local anaesthesia." 


Microimplants as Temporary Orthodontic Anchorage/ McNamara, Jr., James A. (ed.)
The Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, and the Center for Human Growth and Development, The University of Michigan, c2008.

"Microimplants are one of the most important advances in orthodontics to appear in recent years. These small temporary anchorage devices can be used to provide absolute anchorage to facilitate tooth movement in ways not thought possible previously...This book covers the broad range of information from world recognized experts concerning temporary anchorage devices, from research to clinical practice." 


Oral Radiology: principles and interpretations/ White, Stuart and Pharoah, Michael J.
Mosby Elsevier, c2009.
2nd copy now available on STL
 

Planning and Making Crowns and Bridges, 4th edition/ Smith, Bernard G.N. & Howe, L.C.
Informa Healthcare, c2002.

"The latest edition of this successful volume on the detailed planning and long-term management of crowns and bridges includes expanded sections on veneers and implants."





"This book serves to tell you, in a nutshell, all that you'll ever need to know about teeth, plus all the common but unsuspecting things that do cause damages and dentists wished you knew too. Easy to read and includes over 100 colored illustrations. It is based on almost 2 decades of clinical experience encountering unnecessary problems suffered by patients often through awareness."



Osseointegration and dental implants / by Asbjorn Jokstad
Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.  
There are 4 copies of Dr. Jokstad's book available at the Library!
 
"Osseointegration and dental implants offers a comprehensive guide to state-of-the-art implant dentistry. Based around the proceedings of the Toronto Osseointegration Conference Revisited, it gathers together information on all aspects of implant dentistry and osseointegration, from basic scientific background, such as biology of osseointegration and the biomechanics of implant surface design, to clinical relevance, such as treatment planning, loading protocols, and patient rehabilitation...." 


Tip-Edge Orthodontics and the Plus Bracket, 2nd Edition/ by Parkhouse, Richard.
Mosby Elsevier, c2009.
"...is a comprehensive guide to the innovative Tip-Edge applicance, which introduces the concept of differential tooth movement into what is essentially a straight-wire bracket system. The second edition of this highly successful text explains the Tip-Edge technique from the first principles and now includes important advances in the field, in particular the introduction of the Plus bracket, an innovation which will greatly enhance the use of this rapidly emerging technique." 


CD-ROMs 

DAT 2008-2009 Edition/ by the Staff of Kaplan, Inc.Kaplan, c2008 


Thesis
 
Thesis (Ph.D)—University of Toronto, c2009.

Thesis (Ph.D.)—University of Toronto, c2009.

Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, c2009.

Friday, 6 March 2009

New Books - March 2009

Books
 
Atlas of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery / Cohen, Edward S. BC Decker Inc., c2007. 

"The third edition of the Atlas of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery is full redesigned and expanded to reflect the state of the art and science in periodontal surgery. Each procedure is presented in a step-by-step methodology, and is supplemented by the clinical case examples - now enhanced with thousands of full-color images and illustrations." 


Canadian Perinatal Health Report, 2008 edition. The Public Health Agency of Canada, c2008.

"This report is one of the several pan-Canadian initiatives resulting from a dynamic collaboration between the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (CPSS) in the area of surveillance and scientific research on maternal and infant health." 


DAT 2008-2009 Edition / The Staff of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, c2008. 

"This book features full color charts and diagrams, 2 full-length practice tests, with detailed explanations for every answer, Intensive science and quantitative review, a reading comprehension practice test, effective strategies to maximize your score. It also includes exclusive and realistic exercises created especially for the Perceptual Ability Test, tear-out, quick reference study sheets for biology, general chemistry and organic chemistry and a virtual reality CD-ROM with personalized feedback."


Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook, 3rd edition/ Sutton, Amy L. (ed.) Omnigraphics, c2008. 

"Omnigraphics' Health Reference Series is designed for the general reader seeking guidanceon how to avoid serious illness be following preventative lifestyles and recognizing early warning signs. It also supports the layperson who has received a diagnosis of a serious disease or disorder as well as the family member or nonprofessional caregiver who must learn to care and tocope with the illness." 

 
Microimplants as Temporary Orthodontic Anchorage / McNamara Jr., James A. (ed.) Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, and Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, c2008. 

"Microimplants are one of the most important advances in orthodontics to appear in recent years. These small temporary anchorage devices can be used to provide absolute anchorage to facilitate tooth movement in ways not thought possible previously...This book covers the broad range of information from world recognized experts concerning temporary anchorage devices, from research to clinical practice." 


Planning and Making Crowns and Bridges, 4th Edition / Smith, Bernard G. N. and Howe, Leslie C. Informa Healthcare, c2007. 

"This highly successful text, which has achieved wide acclaim among practitioners and is a recommended text in the major dental schools, has again been revised and updated to keep it at the forefront of clinical practice. As before, the intention is to help solve real clinical problems by guiding dentists to make the right initial decision and then carry it through. This new edition includes significantly expanded material on veneers and implants in particular, so as to help dentists advise patients in their choice of what to do and how to make informed choices." 


Donations

Histologia e Embriologia Oral / Katchburian, Eduardo & Victor Arana Editorial Medica Panamericana, c1999.

Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Pain / Dostrovsky, Jonathan O., Carr, Daniel B., and Martin Koltzenburg (eds.) IASP Press, c2002. 

Orofacial pain : guidelines for assessment, diagnosis, and management, 4th ed. / Leeuw, Reny de. Quintessence Books, c2008, 316 p.
 
Illustrated handbook of clinical dentistry / Lehman, Richard A. & Michael A. Sullivan. Lexi-Comp Inc., c2008. 344 p.


Thesis 
 
Development and preliminary evaluation of a virtual slide-based program for undergraduate oral pathology teaching / by Deepika Chugh.  
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, 2009. 

Osteopontin expression promotes the metastatic phenotype in breast cancer cells / by Hagen BE Klieb.
Thesis (M.Sc.)—University of Toronto, 2009.


CD-ROMs  

DAT 2008-2009 Edition / The Staff of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, c2008.
 
Atlas of Cosmetic and Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery / Cohen, Edward S. BC Decker Inc., c2007.

Friday, 6 February 2009

New Books - February 2009

Books  

Clinician’s guide: Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Orofacial Pain, 2nd edition / Brown, Ronald et. al BC Decker, c2008.   

Clinician’s guide: Medically complex dental patients, 3rd edition / Rhodus, Nelson L. et al. BC Decker, c2008.   

Clinician’s guide: Pharmacology in Dental Medicine / Casiglia, Jeffrey M. & Peter L. Jacobsen BC Decker, c2008 

Basic Principles of Pharmacology with Dental Hygiene Applications / Pickett, Frieda Atherton and Geza T. Terezhalmy Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009, 328p. 

"Written by a dental hygiene educator and a professor of oral medicine and pharmacology, this text gives you the skills and knowledge needed to apply pharmacological principles to dental hygiene practice. You'll get hands-on advice that will help you develop better oral health treatment plans and records. Moreover, the text covers several important clinical topics that you won't find in comparable texts..."  

Color Atlas of Cone Beam Volumetric Imaging for Dental Applications / Miles, Dale A. Quintessance, c2008, 309p.
 
Esthetic Rehabilitation in Fixed Prosthodontics, Prosthetic Treatment: A Systematic Approach to Esthetic, Biologic, and Functional Integration, Volume 2/ Fradeani, M. and Barducci G. Quintessence, c2004

"The aim of this book is to outline a systemic approach to prosthetic rehabilitation on natural teeth and implants, in the anterior sector alone as well as the complete arches. The application of a tried and tested system, experimented over a period of 25 years, represents, especially for complex rehabilitations, an indispenable means of achieving optimal final results, from the esthetic as well as biologic and functional viewpoints."

Evidence-based Decision Making: A Translational Guide for Dental Professionals / Forrest, Jane L. et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2009, 169p. 

"Evidence-Based Decision Making for Dental Professions teaches the skills necessary for life-long learning that are an important part of the ability to translate recent and relevant scientific evidence into practical applications. This book presents content centered on the essential and fundamental skills of evidence-based decision making (EBDM)..."  

Illustrated Lecture Notes in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery / Dimitroulis, George Quintessence, c2008, 333p. 


Improving Oral Health for the Elderly: An Interdisciplinary Approach / Lamster, Ira B. & Mary E. Northridge Springer, c2008, 506p.



Primary Preventive Dentistry, 7th edition / Harris, Norman O. et al. Pearson, c2009, 530p. 

"Primary Preventive Dentistry continues to be the landmark text for dental professionals in emphasizing the science and practical aspects of prevention in oral health."

 
Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics/Nanda, Ravindra & Uribe, Flavio Andres Mosby Elsevier, c2009

"Temporary anchorage devices allow you to obtain the maximum anchorage needed while satisfying patient demand for more comfortable and esthetically desirable appliances. The first book of its kind, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics offers quick access to everything you need to know to begin offering these popular treatment options to your patients."  


CD-ROMs  

Clinician’s guide: Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Orofacial Pain, 2nd edition / Brown, Ronald et. al BC Decker, c2008 

Clinician’s Guide: Medically complex dental patients, 3rd edition / Rhodus, Nelson L. et al. BC Decker, c2008 
 
Clinician’s guide: Pharmacology in Dental Medicine / Casiglia, Jeffrey M. & Peter L. Jacobsen BC Decker, c2008

Nutrition in Dentistry / Lolkus, Linda & Mary Cooper Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott William & Wilkins, c2008

contains ... "numerous illustrations of clinical and oral manifestations of nutritional deficiencies that are currently not available through any other source; the ability to compare and contrast similar symptoms of nutritional deficiencies and their causes; animations reviewing processes related to nutrition and dentistry; [and] board review style questions, answers, and rationales."


Videos
 
Baby Oral Health: Pregnancy Through Childhood/ University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, c2007.

"Concise and practical information for caregivers about oral health care for each milestone in the developemnt of infant and young children"
  

Visual Endodontics Curriculum/ Haapasalo, M. et al. Quintessence, c2006.

"Multimedia DVD-ROM covering the entire field of endodontics and dental trauma. Contains over 2,400 high-resolution images and over 1,400 smaller images, along with 26 digital video clips and compact sections of text."
 
Donations

Applied Occlusion / Wassell, Robert et al. Quintessence Publishing, c2008, 29-5, 166 p.
 

Thesis
 
Effects of severe dentoalveolar trauma on the quality of life of children and parents / by Teresa D. Berger. 
University of Toronto, c2008  

The role of basic sciences in diagnostic oral radiology / by Mariam T. Baghdady.
University of Toronto, c2008

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Dentist Films

A web list of movies from 1940s to 1979 with dentists can be found here

Ghost Town (2008) - Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear 
Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Ricky Gervais a dentist who can talk to the dead.


Good Luck Chuck (2007) - Dane Cook, Jessica Alba 
Standup comedian Dane Cook stars in this romantic comedy as Charlie Logan, a successful dentist cursed with the affliction of having the women he dates fall in love with the next guy they meet.


The Whole Ten Yards (2004) - Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry 
Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action.


Finding Nemo (2003) - Bill Hunter voices the dentist  
A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then travel to Sydney, and search Sydney Harbour find Nemo. Little Nemo ends up in a dentist's aquarium.


The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003) - Hope Davis, Campbell Scott  
An introspective dentist's suspicions about his wife's infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point. Hope Davis and Campbell Scott play married dentists in this insightful dramatic comedy.


Snow Dogs (2002) - Cuba Gooding Jr. 
When Dr. Ted Brooks, a successful, sun-loving dentist from Miami, receives a summons to the minuscule town of Tolketna, Alaska, his mother is forced to confess that he was adopted. Teddy's desire to quickly return to Miami yields to a burgeoning curiosity about his deceased mother and biological father. Teddy's experiences in Alaska acquaint him firsthand with the wonders of sled dogs, the sport of mushing, human sacrifice, and love. The city slicker's hilarious attempts to mush even culminate in a hero's reception at the finish of the prestigious "Arctic Challenge."


Novocaine (2001) - Steve Martin  
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs. A film noir-like thriller with Steve Martin, also starring Laura Dern and Helena Bonham Carter.


The Whole Nine Yards (2000) - Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry  
Nick is a struggling dentist in Canada. A new neighbor moves in, and he discovers that it is Jimmy "The Tulip" Teduski. His wife convinces him to go to Chicago and inform the mob boss who wants Jimmy dead.


Eversmile, New Jersey (1989) - Daniel Day Lewis  
Traveling dentist, Fergus, travels across South America in search of teeth to clean while representing Eversmile foundation of New Jersey. Along the way, he encounters Estella who ends up hiding in his vehicle as a stoway and who ends up becoming his assistant. (special thanks to Susan Murray for letting us know about this film!)


Little Shop of Horrors (1986) A nerdishflorist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Steve Martin plays a jealous dentist in this deadly musical.


Compromising Positions (1985) - Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia 
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.


Cactus Flower (1969) - Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman 
Toni Simmons believes that the only reason her married lover won't leave his wife is because of the children. In truth, her lover, dentist Julian Winston, doesn't have any children. In fact, Julian doesn't even have a wife - he just tells women he does to avoid getting involved. When Julian does decide to take the plunge with Toni she insists on meeting the first wife and Julian enlists the aid of his long-time nurse/receptionist to play the part.


Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea.


In this British comedy, two dental students become mixed up in the misadventures of a thief whenhe tries to sell them stolen dental equipment. (Wikipedia)


The Dentist (1932) - W.C. Fields
Fields plays an unconventional dentist who deals with patients in slapstick fashion.