New books received this week

Advanced operative dentistry: a practical approach. / David Ricketts (ed). Edinburgh: Elsevier, 2011.

This book places unique emphasis on the biological basis of effective treatment planning by describing the diagnosis, aetiology, risk assessment and preventive management of diseases and disorders and how these factors are integral to predictable long-term patient outcomes.






Dental health of indigenous children in the Northern Territory: findings from the Closing the Gap program. Canberra : Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011.

The report provides information on the following aspects of dental services: amount and types of dental services provided, extent of follow-up care provided to children with dental referrals, and oral health status of children who received dental services.