Using the popular question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series®, this helpful mini reference offers practical tips, answers, and secrets from experts specializing in various areas of oral medicine.  The evaluation, management, diagnosis, and treatment of various oral diseases are covered.

• <b>SECTION I: Patient Assessment<br>1: </b>History, Physical and Laboratory Evaluation<br><b>2: </b>Diagnosis of Oral Disease<br><br><b>SECTION II: Evaluation and management of medically compromised patients<br>3: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with cardiovascular disease<br><b>4: </b>Evaluation and management of the patient at risk for bacterial endocarditis<br><b>5: </b>Evaluation and management of the patient with endocrine disease<br><b>6: </b>Dental considerations and management during pregnancy<br><b>7: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with pulmonary disease<br><b>8: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with gastrointestinal disease<br><b>9: </b>Evaluation and management of the patient with hematologic disease<br><b>10: </b>Dental considerations and management in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy<br><b>11: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with joint disease<br><b>12: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with renal dysfunction <br><b>13: </b>Oral manifestations of HIV infection and dental management of infected patients<br><b>14: </b>Evaluation and management of patients with neurologic diseases<br><b>15: </b>Evaluation and management of the patient with psychiatric disease<br><br><b>SECTION III: Diagnosis and treatment of oral disease<br>16: </b>Evaluation and management of oral mucosal diseases<br><b>17: </b>Oral cancer detection and management<br><b>18: </b>Diseases of the salivary glands<br><b>19: </b>Evaluation and management of oral infections<br><b>20: </b>Evaluation and management of orofacial pain disorders<br><b>21:</b> Pharmacology of drugs used in dentistry

Stephen T. Sonis DMD, DMSc Chief, Division of Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Associate Professor of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA; Associate Physician, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA