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  • Digital tools and innovative healthcare solutions: Serious games and gamification in surgical training and patient care 

    Sarra, Kharbech; Abinahed, Julien; Aboumarzouk, Omar; El Ansari, Walid; Al Ansari, Abdulla; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
    The focus of this chapter is gamification and serious gaming in the medical field. The chapter outlines the key role of gamification in digital transformation and how it translates in healthcare settings, especially in ...
  • Developing a Novel Health Interprofessional Education Curriculum: Strategies and Implementation 

    El-Awaisi, Alla; Waller, Susan ( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book chapter)
    An interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum supports the development of collaborative competencies that will enable effective teamwork and collaboration. This chapter will apply Biggs’ 3P model of learning and teaching ...
  • Senolytics in diseases: killing to survive 

    Massoud, Gaelle P.; Eid, Ali E.; Booz, George W.; Rached, Layale; Yabluchanskiy, Andriy; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)
    Since the discovery of cellular senescence in 1961, numerous studies have investigated the role of senescent cells in the pathogenesis of many chronic diseases. Cellular senescence, defined by irreversible cell cycle arrest, ...
  • Aesthetic Full Coverage Restorations: Strip Crowns for Primary Incisors 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    Unsightly or discoloured primary incisor teeth will often be the reason that, for the first time, parents seek dental treatment for their children. Such teeth may be carious, discoloured due to a congenital defect or trauma, ...
  • Use of Antibiotics in Periodontitis 

    McColl, Ewen; Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
    This chapter discusses the role of antibiotics in the management of periodontal disease in the light of available evidence and contemporary professional guidelines. The indications, contraindications, dosage, and commercial ...
  • Plastic Restorations for Primary Teeth 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    Plastic restorative materials available for primary teeth range from the traditional amalgam through to the newest version of compomers. Despite the lack of strong scientific evidence of any medical problems to the use of ...
  • Comprehensive Care: Examples of Treated Cases 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; El Shahawy, Osama I.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    The aim of this chapter is to illustrate some clinical cases requiring comprehensive paediatric dental treatment. It should never be forgotten when planning treatment that children are not ‘miniature adults’, and each child ...
  • Agents Used in the Management of Oral Ulceration 

    Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
    This chapter discusses the topical agents used in the management of oral ulcers in general dental practice settings. The common causes of oral ulcers including drug-associated oral ulcers are enlisted. The principles of ...
  • Dental Caries Management Using the Hall Technique 

    Banihani, Alaa; Duggal, M. S. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    The concept of minimal intervention dentistry (MID) for managing dental caries in children is composed of a set of biological management techniques that aim at increasing access to dental care, decreasing prevalence of ...
  • Restorative Techniques in Paediatric Dentistry: An Illustrated Guide to Conventional and Contemporary Approaches, Third Edition 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book)
    One of the first books on the market to illustrate the various clinical techniques for restoration, this revised and updated new edition offers new material on treatment planning, local analgesia, biomaterials, biological ...
  • Antiviral Medications 

    Al-Maweri, Sadeq Ali; Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
    This chapter discusses the antiviral medications used in the management of viral infections of the orofacial region with a focus on human herpes group of viruses. The principles of management of orofacial viral infections ...
  • Political Determinants of Health in Australia: A Planetary Perspective 

    Sendall, Marguerite C.; Mutch, Allyson; Fitzgerald, Lisa ( Taylor and Francis , 2024 , Book)
    Exposing the explicit and implicit relationships between politics, political decisions, and public policy within a planetary perspective, this book focuses on the importance of the political environment as a determinant ...
  • Aesthetic Full Coverage Restorations: Primary Tooth Zirconia Crowns 

    El Shahawy, Osama I.; Nazzal, H. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    The demand for aesthetics restorations in dentistry has been growing rapidly. The social impact of having a natural and aesthetically pleasing appearance is affecting the choices of not only adults but children as well. ...
  • Treatment Planning 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    A treatment plan must be developed and designed to provide high-quality restorative care for each individual child’s needs. The details will vary according to the types of restorations needed, as will the sequence of placing ...
  • Rubber Dam 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    Unlike many of the techniques used in modern restorative dentistry, rubber dam is not a recent innovation. Its use was described by Barnum as early as 1865 in the British Journal of Dental Science.
  • Local Analgesia 

    Duggal, M. S.; Nazzal, H.; Robertson, A. J. ( CRC Press , 2024 , Book chapter)
    Effective pain control is a prerequisite for the successful restoration of teeth. By far, the most widely used technique in dentistry is the injection of local analgesic (LA) agents to block neural transmission, commonly ...
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis in Dentistry 

    Ali, Kamran ( Wiley , 2024 , Book chapter)
    This chapter discusses the risks bacterial endocarditis following dental procedures in susceptible patients. Risk assessment of patients, indications, and antibiotic regimens for prophylaxis are described in the light of ...
  • Black Titania Janus Mesoporous Nanomotor for Enhanced Tumor Penetration and Near-Infrared Light-Triggered Photodynamic Therapy 

    Lv, Kexin; Hou, Mengmeng; Kou, Yufang; Yu, Hongyue; Liu, Mengli; ... more authors ( American Chemical Society , 2024 , Article)
    Thanks to their excellent photoelectric characteristics to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) under the light-activation process, TiO2 nanomaterials have shown significant potential in photodynamic therapy ...
  • A Synergistic Approach to Develop Sustainable Scale Inhibitors Combining Amino Acids and Polyphosphates 

    Bahrami, Saba; Van Driessche, Alexander E. S.; Mady, Mohamed F.; Panahi, Reza ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
    Applying conventional antiscalants, e.g., polyphosphates, may bring about environmental and health concerns, warranting the application of green compounds. This work reports the application of amino acids such as glutamic ...
  • Letters : Determining Student-Faculty Ratios and Faculty Scholarship Levels/Rates 

    hompson, Dennis F.; Chyka, Peter A.; Earl, Martha F.; Benavides, Sandra; Caballero, Joshua; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2010 , Other)
    To the Editor. The recent article by Benavides et al explored the correlation of faculty members' publication productivity to student-faculty ratios in colleges of pharmacy. These investigators also evaluated the influence ...

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