Offers an introduction to treatment planning in general dental practice. This book attempts to address the difficulties young dentists face in providing their patients with integrated treatment.

This is an introduction to treatment planning in general dental practice. It is to be published in association with "Dental Update". On leaving dental school, most dentists are competent in a number of treatment modalities such as placing fillings, crowns and simple bridges, periodontal care, extraction etc. However, integrating all these aspects of care when they are faced by real patients with multiple problems is more difficult. In recent years, treatment options have become more sophisticated, patient expectations have risen and litigation for malpractice has become more common. All these factors have made it more important for the dentist to be able to produce a rational treatment plan and to communicate the various options to the patient effectively. This book will address the difficulties young dentists face in providing their patients with integrated treatment.

1. Principles of problem-based treatment planning 2. Data gathering 3. The problem list - making sense of data 4. Developing treatment options - ideal and acceptable compromise plans 5. Case presentation - communication with the patient 6. Sequence of treatment - a phased approach 7. Business aspects of treatment planning 8. Complications and retreatment 9. Treatment planning - medico-legal issues 10. Treatment planning in aesthetic dentistry 11. Adapting treatment planning principles to new technology