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Incredible anatomy text, January 28, 2010
Clinically Oriented Anatomy is, without a doubt, the best anatomy text I have come across thus far. And at this point, I've got a shelf full of anatomy books. The writing is very clear and in nearly every passage, easy to follow. Sometimes the descriptions get a bit confusing if you aren't comfortable yet with anatomical orientation (superomedial, aborad, etc) but that will come with any anatomy text - it's part of the process of learning anatomy. The passages are far more easy to read than Gray's Anatomy for Students, and the blue box clinical correlates and sectional summaries do an excellent job tying things together. At the end of a given section, I always find myself coming away with a very solid understanding of the material I've just read.

It has been mentioned in other comments that the illustrations are not the best. And I agree with that. But this is a text, not an atlas, and therein lies the difference. The illustrations are meant to provide general orientation and understanding. The illustrations in Gray's Anatomy for Students are generally better than in this book, but they pale in comparison to any of the real atlases out there in content and detail. For true details and spatial comprehension, you need a real atlas. I'm preferential to Thieme for illustrations (the neurovasculature illustrations are just incredible) and Rohen for photographic images.

Combine a great text with one or two great atlases. That's the only way to truly learn anatomy.

Honest Opinion (2.5 really), April 30, 2009
I am not a big fan of this textbook.
Nothing was concise, things were confusing.
If you have to know the branches of the arteries and nerves, it'll be impossible to use this book.
Get something like Thieme or BRS, more to the point (especially BRS). Pictures weren't that great either (granted its no sobotta, but still)
It is however still "clinically oriented" so depends on the university and their teachings.
I find it impossible to memorize anything from this or even make good notes.

Not so great, August 16, 2010
I don't see how this book has almost five stars. In my first semester med school anatomy class everyone had this textbook (as it was recommended by the school). After the first month maybe 2 students still used it (out of 100 students). If you already know your anatomy and have a strong background, then this book will be great. If you are new to the game then all you really need is the gray's students edition for the introduction, the netters atlas for clarification, and the brs for details.

Dont be fooled by the whole 'clinically oriented' part, it's not as great as you think. The brs will explain these same fractures/diseases much faster and clearer...on top of that the brs online aspect supplies MANY more questions. AVOID.

Best anatomy textbook, August 25, 2009
If you have time, you should read this textbook in order to completely understand clinical anatomy. If you don't have time (like most of us), then the blue boxes are indispensable. The pictures throughout the text are a great complement to Netter's atlas. Great text!

Excellent textbook!, September 16, 2009
This book is very thorough with detailed pictures and explanations. It is well worth the money. I also bought Netter's, which is amazing, but is only pictures, no text. If you have little money, buy this one, not both and certainly not just Netter's.

Good book with nice illustrations, August 21, 2009
Good book with nice illustrations. Minor oversight on a few illustrations (EX: where the Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve exits the visocranium).

What edition is this again???, August 31, 2009
There are so many typos and mislabeled figures in this textbook that I would definitely not recommend it. I think Gray's Anatomy for Students does not have nearly as many serious typos, in addition, it has much better figures for assisting with conceptual understanding.

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, August 18, 2010
One of the most hated books by students in my med school. There is a lot of pictures missing for important systems. This books throws at you a lot of detail (which you don't need to know) and fails to provide the student with a big picture. Unless you are in love with anatomy and planning to study it for the fun of it, don't buy it. There are other better books out there. ... Read more

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Not enough prep for bio and PAT, October 17, 2005
I just took my DAT last week. Thanks to the reader who suggested the Schaum's Outline for Bio. The bio review in Kaplan is really not sufficient if you want to get a top score. Get the Schaum's, know everything in it (in my DAT, there were only 1 or 2 bio questions that weren't covered in Schaum's), and you will get a great score in bio. Also, please note that at least one of the answers in the written practice test of the bio section is wrong and some of the questions are poorly worded.

The chemistry, organic and math sections of the real thing are easier than the Kaplan practice test, and the Kaplan review sections for these subjects should be sufficient.

The PAT of this (and of every test prep I've come across) is much easier than the real one I took. The tips they give you do help, but the examples they give are too easy on average. Find the hardest problems of the practice PAT test and figure that to be about the average level of difficulty for the real thing. Some of the angle ranking questions on the real thing are nearly impossible unless you can distinguish 1 degree of difference. I really messed up on this section because I finished with enough time on the practice test - but on the real thing, I mismanaged my time and basically had to guess the last 9 questions or so.

Here's how I did on the practice compared to real thing - Practice: Bio 18, Chem 18, Organic 23, PAT - 21, Reading - did not take, Math - 21. Real thing: Bio - 22, Chem - 29, Organic - 29, PAT - 17 (ouch!), Reading - 22, Math - 25, Academic Avg. - 25.

Hope this helps, and good luck.

Great Study Guide, August 10, 2005
I used the Kaplan book to study for my DAT this summer and found it very useful to help focus and figure out what to study. I used it mainly to get an idea of what major topics to review and then turned to college textbooks for better detail. The Biology section is ok, but fairly weak. It will give you a great review of several important topics (cellular respiration, cellular reproduction, genetics, etc) but I felt it was weak in areas of plant biology, classification, ecology and invertebrate biology. I would recommend reviewing college textbooks for those areas, I'm pretty sure that's a lot of what I got wrong on the real test. The Chemistry and Organic sections are pretty strong and probably all you will need to review in those sections. I reviewed the quantitative reasoning in the book, but in retrospect I wish I had reviewed my old pre-calc book for a more in depth trig review. My DAT focused a lot on probability, trig, and rate/distance calculations. The perceptual ability section is a great introduction to the types of questions, but as far as difficulty, they are much easier than the actual test.

The two practice tests are an excellent addition to the book. I took the written one first. I felt it was easier to take the test on paper than on the computer, but still I found it worthwhile to introduce you to the type and range of questions to expect. The CD was very similar to the format of the real DAT. Familiarizing yourself to the computer format is essential. It is a much different testing environment when you can't write notes right on the page. Also, the science sections on the computer are far more difficult than the real exam, I would say review what you are getting wrong, but expect to score at least a couple points higher. My real DAT scores were intermediate to the written and CD that came with this book.

For the sake of comparison, in biology i scored 22 on the written, 17 on the cd, and 20 on the real thing; chemistry: 19 written, 16 cd, 20 on the real thing; organic: 28 written, 18 cd, 24 on the real thing; total sci: 23 written, 17 cd, 21 on the real thing; reading: 19 written, 22 cd, 22 on the real thing; PAT: 18 written and cd, 16 on the real thing.

I basically "crammed" for the test, which was proably not the smartest thing to do. I would say use this book, take your time, study, and definitely study as much as you can for perceptual. Chances are if you are a strong pre-dental candidate, you already know most of the science information from college classes. This book will help you refresh what you already know and clear up some details that may have become a bit foggy. I plan to use this book again over the next few months and try to improve on my current scores.

A little disappointed, October 31, 2000
The software seemed to crash a lot and I didn't get much help from the company. Once I got it to work (a few times) I could not practice any section I wanted from the one computer test they give.

Also, when I took the real DAT yesterday, the real DAT computer format was much different than Kaplans. The screens, reading comprehension, and the important question review screen, etc. were not the same.

Kaplan only gave me one computer test too. Their book cover seemed to imply 2 full tests! (I guess they are counting the paper one in the book (a little deceiving...so BEWARE of that).

I could not print out questions from the computer and it was difficult to go through their review screens to get to the questions I missed. There are NO TOPICS for the qestions so it was hard reviewing a little bit more about the questions I missed in my college text books.

One important thing was my scores on the real DAT were lower than my Kaplan scores. My overall was 18/19 PAT and my Kaplan was 21/22 PAT. If I were to do it again, I would depend more on my college text books.

The text reviewed some sciences, and general math. Not bad, but not great. I found myself going to my college text books for more explainations.

Overall, I don't think I can recommend it.

Hope to see you in dental school in 2001 :)

This is a very good study guide., February 10, 2002
All I used to study for the DAT was the Kaplan book and the Top Score Pro software by ScholarWare. I'm an excellent case study as to the effectiveness of this study material because I've recently taken the DAT and I haven't taken a science class in more than 5 years. Needless to say, I had pretty much forgotten everything that I'd ever learned about the natural sciences, and I relied almost exclusively on this book to prepare me for the test. ... For the most part, the tests that are provided with this book have outstanding validity. After taking the DAT, I was especially impressed with the Organic and Inorganic sections of the written exam in the back of the book. The questions provided with the book are very good examples of the type of questions that you're likely to see on the test. Unlike some of the people who are critiquing the sample tests in this book, I care much less about presentation and far more about content. Currently, I am a computer programmer by trade and I can make a test look like the DAT fairly easily, but the trick is in the questions. I knock this book down a star because I believe that they need to update the biology portion of the text. The sample tests provided with this book, as well as with the Top Score Pro software, indicated that biology was an obvious area of strength for me, but that turned out not to be the case at all. The real DAT biology section is very heavy in asking questions about evolution, ecology, and topics in genetics that aren't addressed in this book. Of the 40 questions I received, I'd say that more than 25 of the questions were over these topics. I didn't receive any questions over the topics that I studied very heavily, which included the Kreb's Cycle, the Calvin Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis and I received only a small handful of questions about the Nervous System, the Digestive System, the Musculoskeletal System...etc. etc. These general topics were simply not addressed very heavily in my DAT, and if my DAT was typical of the sort of thing that you can expect from your DAT, then they should update their biology portion to reflect the changing times. Based on my results to this point, I'd have to say that this book is a very good study tool and that I highly recommend it.

The Bible for DAT study, but beware, August 1, 2003
This book will be 70% of your study in regards to the DAT. However, this book is not without it's weaknesses. The PAT section is weak. The PAT problems are far too easy in this book. I would encourage you to purchase Barrons book for its PAT review. And I would also encourage you to purchase Topscore to get a realistic simulation. The organic chemistry and general chemistry sections are adequate. I would still refer to a text book to get better examples of problems. THe biology section is good but the real DAT focuses on a lot of ecology, genetics, intervertebrate biology and evolution. This book doesn't cover those topics in enough depth. The math problems in this book are really easy. Purchase a GRE math book to acquire practice on more difficult problems. The Reading section in this book is more difficult than the real DAT. Nonetheless, be aware of those who act like this book is a lifesave because it is clearly not one. This book offers a starting point in your quest to score well on the DAT. But by no means you should you only use this source.

Not worth the money, October 24, 2003
I bought this book along with TopScore CD. I looked at the reviews and thought this is a wonderful book for preparation for DAT. Well, it is not even close. The content in this book is not enough for the real DAT, especially the biology part. Fortunately I found this out before the test and I had to postpone the test one week later than I scheduled. I bought the Schaum's Outline for Biology and Chemsitry (two review books) and studied those two books intensively in the last week before DAT. Here is my scores: Bio 22, Gen 28, Org 25. I do think the Schaum's Outlines saved me from a big failure. I am glad that I didn't trust this book. And Schaum's books are amazingly inexpensive. That can save you about 20 bucks. And I am not selling my used Kaplan book here because I don't think it's that useful. Good luck with your test!

A Great Study Guide, July 1, 2002
I have been out of school for over five years now, and I've never had a biology class save for one in high school. This book has a great natural science section, covering all the main topics (more or less). Of course, I used college textbooks for more in-depth information of material I didn't know, but the Kaplan product actually covered some important material IN MORE DETAIL than the textbooks! The actual DAT did cover a lot of genetics and specific questions about phyla, which the book was just a little skimpy on. However, every other section was great. I'm VERY happy with my score, and as far as I'm concerned--if you don't take the Kaplan class, you NEED this book. It's worth it's weight in Au!!!

Kaplan DAT w/ CD Rom, July 6, 2005
I have both the 2nd edition and the 3rd edition. Most of the content is the same, but I did not have a 2nd ed. CD. The 3rd edition of the book is maybe 90% the same. As a prospective dental student who is reapplying (3 waiting lists doesn't cut it!) and needs to improve his PAT score (note to other pre-dentals, Practice, practice and practice for the PAT! That is the reason why I did not gain acceptance for 2005), I was pleased with Kaplan's prep material for the PAT. Very helpful. Really helped me visualize the shapes and gave some invaluable test day hints. That alone made it worth it. One thing I wouldn't have minded: they should have left the end of section "quizzes" that they had in the 2nd edition. Overall, most people will be pleased with the Kaplan book.

Canadian DAT read this review, June 14, 2004
There are limited reference books for the Canadian DAT, which is quite different from the American DAT (the Cdn DAT has soap carving for manual dexterity testing and does not have organic chem and math on the exam).
Primarily, I used the biological science, chem, reading comprehension and PAT sections for review and practice. The last time I learned the content in university was about 8 years ago, but I found that the biology and chem reviews were comprehensive enough and prepared me enough. However, I need to point out that this is a thinking test and questions on the exam are tricky and does not necessarily ask for straight memory work and when it is recall type questions, it tends to be obscure detail you wouldn't think you'd need to remember in such detail. The reading comprehension and PAT were helpful, but again, it doesn't give enough practice. I found the suggested approach to doing the PAT in this book was useful.
I did not like the CD. Reading comprehension on the CD didn't do anything for me because it wasn't representative of the format (the reading selections were unusually short) and the rotating objects in the PAT section were not helpful to me, at least)
My advice is to do more timed practice exams. Do as many as you can.
As for the Canadian DAT, I also used practice exams from IQ Publications (not the greatest because there isn't much out there for the Canadian DAT market, but has decent practice exams). Their book on soap carving you should definitely get, but don't get their soap carving kit (the exacto knife is different than the one used in the actual exam), get the one from the Canadian Dental Association plus extra soap pieces.
The Canadian DAT was a relatively difficult exam, but I did relatively well (I am competitive with same scores as the applicants who got into dental schools in Canada--the ones that gave entrance statistics anyways). My review came from this Kaplan book and intensive practice before the exam. Of course, don't forget practice, hard work, and discipline! I studied 3 - 4 months in advance, but I was busy with my daytime job. Probably studied only 1/2 to 1 hour weekdays, a little longer on weekends. Closer to the week before the exam, I studied the entire evening. Good luck!

Weak Biology Section!, February 21, 2004
According to the guide at dentalschooladmission.com the biology section is weak and I agree since I have the Kaplan book! You need another guide for biology. Also, the CD test is not too representive of the DAT format but our choices are limited in software products.

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At the height of WWI, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research and now revised to reflect the growing danger of the avian flu, The Great Influenza is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, which provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. John M. Barry has written a new afterword for this edition that brings us up to speed on the terrible threat of the avian flu and suggest ways in which we might head off another flu pandemic. ... Read more

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The Great Influenza: The American Experience, May 14, 2004
In The Great Influenza, John Barry has produced a massive and exhaustively researched description of one of the greatest disasters of human history. At least, from the American point of view. While there are a few glancing references to what was going on in the rest of the world, there is no serious discussion of any attempts to deal with the pandemic in other countries, even in other industrialized countries. On the other hand, Barry has chosen a very specific point of view: the transition of American medicine and medical training from folk wisdom to science. It's a compelling point on which to balance a long and exhaustive (there's that word again) study of how America and, specifically, American medicine confronted an epidemic in which people were dying faster than the technology of the time could handle, an epidemic in which society itself was nearly overwhelmed by death.

As other reviewers have noted, the book's weakness is a tendency towards melodrama, as in the far-too-often repeated tag line "This was influenza. Only influenza." After a while, you think to yourself, "Yes, we get it. Give it a rest."

On the other hand, the book has one of those quirky displays of real brilliance in the last two chapters in which Barry deals with how science is done well (in the case of Oswald Avery) or done poorly (in the case of Paul A. Lewis). These two chapters are so strong that they could stand on their own, and what they have to say about the process of scientific thought itself is fascinating. Avery's story is that of a man who was just relentessly focused, who kept digging deeper and deeper into a single issue until he discovered the source of heredity itself. Lewis's story, on the other hand, is that of a man who simply lost his way. Distracted by the need to administer an institute, the need constantly to raise money, to deal with the politics of science, the need to socialize and just plain hustle to support the work of others, Lewis lost the focus that Avery had and ending up flailing in a sea of theories and methodologies. In fact, if you don't read any other part of this book, read these two chapters.

There is no question about The Great Influenza being a monumental work. It's so good that you just have to overlook the bits of melodrama that pop up from time to time. The research is, well I obviously can't use "exhaustive" again, so let's say nearly encyclodedic. In fact, there's so much research, and so much documentation that Barry has used an odd method of footnoting. Instead of using footnote numbers that refer to the notes section at the end of the book, you have to turn to the notes section and find the specific page and text being referenced. Unfortunately, as a result you don't know while you're reading which bits have footnotes and which don't. I'd prefer actual footnote numbers. Ah, well. I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.

In any case, Barry has produced a massive and important work of epidemiological history which is, at the same time, as readable as a thriller. In writing this review, I kept wavering between giving it four stars or five stars and finally decided on five based on the scope, the thoroughness, and what Aristotle would call the "point of attack," that is, the point at which the story really begins, which is, in this case, the birth of truly scientific medical education in America. All in all, it's a truly fascinating and immensely readable piece of history.

Sobering look at a deadly pandemic..., March 11, 2004
A book that recently caught my eye was one by John Barry titled The Great Influenza - The Epic Story Of The Deadliest Plague In History. Now, I generally have a phobia about needles, and have *never* received a flu vaccination, but I think that will change next year. This was scary stuff...

Barry details the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 in great detail. He starts by setting the stage of how American medicine was practiced at the end of the 19th century, and how there was little control or respect for the profession. And rightly so... Nearly anyone could call themselves a doctor and do nearly anything. But through the efforts of a few key people, John Hopkins university was formed to bring the medical education up to European standards. Most of this transformation was occuring when the flu pandemic started. This is where the book gets interesting... and frightening.

Because of World War 1, recruits were overcrowded into training facilities that were less than sanitary. When the flu first broke out in one of the army camps in the states, it was quickly transferred to other camps when soldiers transferred. From there, it easily jumped into major cities, decimating large numbers of people. And when these soldiers went overseas, the flu went with them. Being especially contagious, it swept the globe in short order and left, by some estimates, over 100 million dead. That is so hard to comprehend.

When you look at the struggle they had to even identify the cause of the illness, you understand how it could so easily run rampant. One would think that it couldn't happen today, but one would be wrong. SARS, AIDS... diseases that defy attempts to quickly identify the virus, and are resistant to attempts and efforts to treat them. It's not hard to imagine how a pandemic could start so much more quickly today due to the ease of worldwide travel.

Well worth reading to understand how precarious the general health of society could be...

Roughly half of this book is a "must read" -- the rest of it is terrible!, December 14, 2005
As an initial, rough draft, this manuscript shows amazing potential as an important look at a terrifying and prescient topic. As a finished work, it is the most poorly edited book I've ever read.

In the acknowledgments, Barry writes the most important thing that the reader needs to know about getting through this book: "This book was initially supposed to be a straightforward story of the deadliest epidemic in human history, told from the perspectives of both scientists who tried to fight it and political leaders who tried to respond to it....Instead....it didn't seem possible to write about the scientists without exploring the nature of American medicine...." He was wrong. Rather than the exploration of American medicine being essential, enlightening, or even remotely relevant, the result is two completely unrelated books in one. One book is a terrifying and page-turning "straightfoward story of the deadliest epidemic in human history." The other book is a mind-numbingly boring list of names of doctors and scientists, descriptions of university politics, and confusing explanations of experiments that have nothing to do with the influenza pandemic. In fact, on page 259 of the book, Barry says that the people who the first 89 pages are about had nothing to do with research or medical breakthroughs regarding the influenza epidemic in any way!

My favorite example of what Barry considered essential to include in this book about the 1918 pandemic is the story of a scientist named Lewis. Barry tracks Lewis's career almost to the minute. He describes the tuberculosis research that he did, talks about his job offers, how much he was offered, what contracts he declined, his marital problems, what his childrens names were, the gardening that he did in his spare time, job offers he turned down, what people said about him at lunch, more about job offers, how his tuberculosis reasearch never really went anywhere or produced any useful results and he lost the general respect and confidence of the scientists around him. Then, when the reader is waithing for how all of this incredibly boring detail somehow becomes relevant to the 1918 pandemic or influenza research, Barry describes how Lewis went to a Brazilian jungle to do yellow fever research, gave himself yellow fever and died. What does this have to do with the topic of the book? NOTHING!! What insight or perspective is to be gained from Lewis's tale? NONE!!

Including some perspective about the state of American medicine during the pandemic is crucial to the story of the pandemic, but that isn't what Barry does. He simply lists names of scientists and where they worked in a manner that is as informative and interesting as the parts of the Bible that list who begat who. His philosophy of this book is like some entertainment rag that feels it is crucial to a story about the Iraq War to list every celebrity who attended a party in Hollywood and what each of them wore. These portions of the book -- which comprise roughly half of it -- are unreadable and irrelevant.

And even the portions of the book that are incredibly fascinating and well-researched reveal a complete lack of editorial guidance. At times, Barry keeps repeating "this was after all only influenza" as some sort of misguided literary device. Repeating this over and over might seem like a good way to build gravitas to a freshman English student in a C- paper, but any competent editor would have recognized it as just irritating and pathetic and removed at least the last 1,000 instances of its use. (The number 1,000 may be a mild exaggeration.) The book also contains frequent grammatical mistakes and clumsy sentences that make me wonder if there even was an editor.

What's worse is that the book skims over incredibly interesting aspects of the pandemic. For example, the virus was called "Spanish Flu" despite that fact that Spain suffered from the flu much less than England, France, Germany or America; and despite that it probably originated in America. It became "Spanish Flu" because Spanish newspapers reported honestly about its effects while wartime censorship in England, France, Germany, and America caused the press to lie about its severity. Barry deserves credit for researching and writing a little bit about how local political corruption and grossly unconstitutional actions of the federal government aided the spread of the flu, and about how "staying the course" in WWI was partially responsible for making the pandemic so deadly. Unfortunately, he just flits over these extremely prescient and timely topics, skims the surface of icebergs, then dives back into telling the reader about what some fat guy named Welch had for dinner and that Lewis turned down an $8,000 a year job in Iowa.

Barry says that it took him seven years to write this book. My guess is that he did an extordinary amount of research in that period of time. Then, he realized that a lot of his research didn't really fit into the book and that writing it properly required doing a great deal more research into public records, government documents, and judicial opinions. This probably sounded daunting. So instead of writing the book that should have been written, he wrote half of it and filled another couple hundred pages with gibberish. And with a naked disrespect for the consumer, Penguin Books had the nerve to publish it in its current form.

I recommend buying this book used and reading the relevant portions of it. Some of the medical history is very interesting and a tiny little bit of it is relevant to the influenza pandemic. However, VERY little of the medical and scientific portions of the book are either interesting or relevant. The good news is that because these chapters have virtually nothing to do with the subject of the book, the reader can feel free to skim through them or skip some entirely without fear of missing information. I read every word of this book because I kept hoping that all of the gibberish eventually had a point. It doesn't, and I've written this review to try to save you from the same fate. In fact, if you value your time and have a low tolerance for boredom, just start reading at chapter six. From there, understand that Welch, Avery, Flexner, Lewis, etc. never emerge as having ANYTHING to do with the influenza pandemic.

The Time of Death -- a timely and chilling reminder..., February 28, 2004
A startling fact about a plague that devastated humanity --one which occurred within the lifespan of many still alive today-- is the collective amnesia that so often surrounds that event.

Few Americans realize that it's probable that they have a family member only a generation or two ago who fell prey to the deadly Spanish Flu pandemic; tales of when the cry "bring out your dead!" echoed along American streets were seldom passed from those who witnessed it to those of us who descended from the survivors. It takes a trip to virtually any cemetery to bring the death toll home to us, as marker after marker identifies the victims of the 1918 flu pandemic.

With THE GREAT INFLUENZA, author John Berry provides illumination on what is perhaps the most horrific epidemilogical holocaust in human history-- the deaths in 1918-1919 of at least 40 million humans, and very likely as many as 100 million, within a timespan measured in months.

Chillingly, Barry's examination of the Spanish Flu worldwide epidemic is timely indeed.

As I write this, an avian influenza virus not unlike that which triggered the 1918 pandemic, if forcing the mass slaughter of chickens and other birds throughout Asia. It is an attempt to forestall the very real possibility that the virus (which already has infected human victims through bird-to-human transmission, and currently has a 70 percent mortality rate among human victims) could acquire genes which would allow for human-to-human transmission.

During research for my own novel, FINAL EPIDEMIC, I interviewed dozens of medical researchers and epidemeologists. Without exception, each stated that their greatest fear was a resurgence of a influenza virus similar to the 1918 variant, which through incubation in humans mutated into a unprecedented killer of humanity. Based on the cyclic nature of flu pandemics, I was told, mankind was already overdue-- and, worse: woefully unprepared-- for such an emerging viral Shiva.

Barry's research is intense and impressively documented; he cites in detail the historical record so painstakingly compiled by such fellow medical historians as Alfred W. Crosby, author of the definitive AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN PANDEMIC: THE INFLUENZA OF 1918, and draws compellingly upon the news accounts and diaries written during as the lethal pandemic raged worldwide. His detailed account of the individuals who revolutionized medicine in the U.S. --in the process, fortitiously preparing medical science for the coming conflict with influenza-- provides a valuable perspective on the portrait Barry paints.

Barry writes in a style that is gripping yet avoids the tone of sensationalim he could so easily have fallen into, given the terrifying nature of his subject. Influenza was, and remains, a universal threat: As A.W. Crosby wrote in his own classic examination of the 1918 Spanish Flu, "I know how not to get AIDS. I don't know how not to get the flu."

THE GREAT INFLUENZA deserves to be ranked among the best medical-oriented histories in print today. It also deserves the attention of any who recognize that in the past lies the potential calamity of our future.

In John M. Barry's THE GREAT INFLUENZA, we see that lethal potential all too clearly.

--Earl Merkel
Author, FINAL EPIDEMIC (PenguinPutnam 2002)
and DIRTY FIRE (PenguinPutnam 2003)

Good from Part 5 to Part 10 - the rest is a bit tedious, May 23, 2006
Upon completion of this book, one is left with mixed feelings. Almost immediately it becomes apparent that an enormous effort went into researching and writing the story. At the same time one can't escape the sense that the author struggled in the beginning with how he envisioned the structure of the book. For the first quarter of the book (roughly 140 pages), the readers suffers thorough agonizing details about the conditions of the medical schools in America at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Page after page, line after line, tiresome details of political influence and academic struggles to build the best medical system in the world (for one who is interested only in the Influenza pandemic, this appeared intrusive and out of place. Part 1 through 4 reads like a PR campaign for Johns Hopkins University. The question lingers - Why? ).

To learn truly about the devastating effects of the disease, I highly recommend skipping to part 5 and reading all the way through part 10. This portion of the book tells a gruesome story and by far represents the most in-depth material I've been able to find on the spread of the infections, statistical numbers of the death toll, as well as the measures undertaken by public officials (or lack of) to protect the public.

Unfortunately, the remainder of the book dips into unnecessary biographical information of semi-successful researches hunting for the Influenza pathogen. If short on time, skip to the new Afterward, in which the author posses some critical questions regarding the current state of preparedness should another pandemic hit the world.

Overall, the book is good, but it drags in places. It is only worth for its research into the spread of the disease and its destructive effects.

-by Simon Cleveland

extraordinary book, and more than a little frightening, May 24, 2005
Three years after reviewing this book originally, I happened to be reading some other reviewers comments and thought I'd make a couple of factual corrections re: those reviews. My credentials: I'm an infectious disease expert who works on influenza.

The first correction I'd like to make is in another 5-star reviewer titled "Reads like a medical thriller.," dated March 16, 2008. In it the reviewer claims that the book says rats at the front in World War I carried the disease. Neither statement is correct. The book nowhere even hints at that assertion, and rats did not carry the disease. Don't hold that against the book.

I also happened to scan the few 1-star reviews (3 out of 170 reviews)and want to correct another factual error. The review is by "Bone Doc" and he says, the author's "understanding of bacteriology and virology is poor and some of his statements are grossly wrong. He demonstrates a poor understanding of epidemiology and disease process in general."

These criticisms are ridiculous. Don't take my word for it. The National Academies of Science named The Great Influenza the best book on science or medicine in 2004. The author has given talks at the National Academies to international gatherings of virologists and epidemiologists, advised the federal government and the World Health Organization, been invited to give lab talks by the leading influenza virologists in the world, and by the National Institutes of Health and the Pasteur Institute.

Bone Doc is mistaken. When it comes to accuracy, this book is extraordinary. That's a statement of fact, not opinion. Below is my original review:


This is simply one of the very best books I've ever read. In fact, it's really three books, and the author executes each one of them magnificently. One is like a good adventure novel, fast paced, suspenseful, with well-drawn characters, a few villains, and a few heroes. This novelistic (though obviously well-researched and well-documented) book is imposed upon sort of a second book, an unusually perceptive and eye-opening history of the home front in World War I, of Woodrow Wilson, etc. Together they make great reading. The third book is almost separate; it is, frankly challenging reading if you, like me, know nothing about science. This part describes how the virus (and by implication all invading microorganisms) and our immune system interact, and gives you a very deep understanding from the level of molecular biology right up to why our nose runs. (I see one reviewer complained this book doesn't tell him about influenza. I can't see how he could possibly say this. My internist actually recommended this book to me, and he said the book tells you more about influenza than most doctors know.) If you're up to the challenge, you'll be happy you tackled it. If not, skip these parts, which are clearly delineated, and settle for the story-- a very important story, with direct relevance right now to everything from avian flu in Asia to the threat of bioterrorism.

Well written and fascinating, February 12, 2004
This book is that rare combination of interesting writing and thorough research. Indeed it was hard to put down until I reached the middle of the book, when ironically the discussion of the epidemic itself bogged down. I frankly could have done with just a tad less drama (...it was, after all, just the flu). You get the irony of that statement if you've read the book. But really, isn't this tragedy enough drama in itself?

One of the aspects that I quite enjoyed in this book was the in-depth history of American medical education and educators. I also liked learning about the people who were researching desperately trying to find answers.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am glad I spent both the money and the time.

Definitely Scary!, October 28, 2005
After reading Barry's story of the flu epidemic of 1918, you'll think twice before dismissing stories of SARS, bird flu and the like as overblown. Barry starts with a fascinating discussion of the state of medicine in the late 19c., when what we think of today as the scientific method was virtually unknown in the US. Medicine was practiced based not on experimentation and observation but on so-called logic. Take bleeding for example--a patient with a fever is red and flushed--bleed him and the flush goes away. Logical? sure! Good medicine? No! It's hard for us to imagine that our grandparents survived in this environment. But early in the 20c. a few key leaders in medicine headed to Europe and learned what we think of today as standard experimental techniques. Research centers were formed, medical schools founded, philanthropists got interested.

But then WWI began, and the medical establishment was completely overwhelmed by the epidemic. Barry's story gets very interesting as he details how the federal government tried to hush up the mounting death toll in the name of preserving morale, how the military refused to stop transports of soldiers despite knowing how many would die before they even reached the field of battle, how political machines in several cities, especially Philadelphia and New York, failed to react. Ultimately medicine could do little, except wait for the virus to burn itself out.

As I write the genetic code for the virus of 1918 has just been published in the journal Nature. We now know it was a bird flu. At the same time we hear stories nearly every day as the new bird flu virus creeps westward from Asia into Europe. For the Western Hemisphere, it's probably only a matter of time.

And that's Barry's point--it can and will happen again.

Barry sometimes over-sensationalizes his tale, citing horror stories of people boarding the trolley at the end of the workday, only to die before their stop is reached. And his tales of mass graves and the ugly deaths some suffered are repeated over and over. But by and large his facts are correct. But could it happen again?

Yes and no, I think. There is no cure for a virus, only vaccines. We've all read of the logistical impossibility of creating and manufacturing a vaccine in quantities sufficient to stop such an epidemic. And this virus still has an amazing ability to cross species, mutate, and spread.

But. . .in 1918 the scientists didn't even know it was a virus, and endless effort was wasted trying to track the bacteria which most thought was the cause. In addition, in this age of instant communication, it's hard to imagine the government being able to block the news of an epidemic, especially with the amount of media attention it's already received. We do have antibiotics, which were unheard of back then, to cure some secondary infections. And our understanding of hygiene is far advanced.

But no one knows for sure, and that's what is a little scary about this story. I recommend it!

Loaded with info...just not what I expected., August 5, 2005
Taken as a complete work, this book is quite in-depth and well researched. Unfortunately, I found that I was almost "forcing" myself to sit down and read, not because the book didn't serve up a wealth of statistical data, dates, or overall information, but because I felt as though it read rather like a textbook. I began reading this book with the hope that I would get a definitive picture of the state of medical science at the time, the various political actions,and the general living conditions that contributed to the development, spread and eventual world-wide explosion of the influenza outbreak...and I did. Unfortunately, the work comes off as sterile, cold and academic instead of evoking the "Oh my God! How horrible it must have been" reaction I was expecting to experience. I came away with a host of information, but no real appreciation of the emotion of the time period. I had hoped to reach the end of this book with a feeling as though I had just lived through and experienced this epidemic but, unfortunately, that was not my strongest feeling. I, in fact, was MOST thankful that I'd simply made it to the end of the book!

Secondly, I certainly went into this book well prepared, being familiar with laboratory and medical techniques and terminology secondary to a 20 year nursing career. The interested reader that is unfamiliar with these aspects could easily have been soon put off from the book as Mr. Barry quickly defines medical/scientific terms for the reader in some instances and, in others, leaves them hanging for several paragraphs before providing that key information...or worse yet, never providing it at all!

Lastly, this book became irritating in the sense of deja vu that you get while reading it. Mr. Barry's incredibly distracting habit of repeating himself really diminishes from the quality of this work. The further I read into the book, the more I realized that I was reading short paragraphs that I had encountered in previous chapters. It became so distracting to me that I actually found myself more interested in going back in the book to find where I'd read a certain paragraph the FIRST time, than I was in continuing to read on. I also noted one particular phrase that was repeated over and over and over and over (you get the idea) in this book, "This was influenza, only influenza". I understand that this statement is a device to express that, due to the fact that this illness was "only influenza", it's effects were completely underestimated and, therefore, inadequately handled on all fronts. The purpose of the statement is NOT what I take exception to. It was quite effective the first time it appeared. What I DO take exception to is the sheer number of times this one statement recurs in this book. Again, it was quite distracting to this reader and detracts from the overall quality of the writing.

In summary, I think this book DOES have a lot to offer, but for the reader that is looking for a more historical or political perspective on the causes and effects of the influenza pandemic of 1918-19. For the reader that is interested equally in the historical, political and MEDICAL effects of diseases/epidemics, they are much better advised to reach for a copy of Richard Preston's, The Hot Zone...and prepare for a terrifying ride!

In The Great Influenza, history is anything but dry, January 11, 2006
I found John M. Barry's book on the 1918 influenza pandemic riveting. I am a certified nurse-midwife, and I found the discussion of the scientists involved in the search for a cure especially fascinating. He brought these men and women alive for me. I could almost feel the pressure they must have felt to find some way to stop the mass dying.

His coverage of the government's (Woodrow Wilson, to be specific) mishandling of the crisis shocked me - it forever changed my concept of Woodrow Wilson as a man and as a president.

I am a real history lover, and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the time-period, the subject matter or medical science in the early 20th century. It was excellent. ... Read more

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Reviews

One of the Better Anatomy Texts, June 8, 2001
I still have yet to find the ultimate text for use with anatomy. The Moore volume is probably the best to use as your main text when taking either undergrad anatomy or gross. As with any anatomy text - you will always need supplemental resources - esp. if you are taking gross anatomy. The selection that I had always found useful in the past was the triple combo of Moore's text, Grant's dissector, and Netter's Atlas. With these three you have essentially everything you need for taking gross anatomy - the embryology texts that are usually used for gross anatomy vary, but often contain the same exact info - I feel that is a more individual choice.

I find the Moore text to be very concise - drawings are clear and well labled - good discussion questions at the end of chapters - and the book is very well laid out, esp. in the always intense "head and neck". I highly recommend this volume.

What you need for anatomy, May 18, 2006
This is what you should read for medical school anatomy. I started our reading big Moore and discovered that it is quite wordy and slow to read. Overall not an efficient way to learn or use precious study time. This condensed version contains most of the information in big Moore. It has illustrations, tables, and clinical correlations. I switched my study method to reading this book (baby Moore) from cover to cover and studying it in detail. I then used big Moore as a reference for additional details and would skim big Moore and note things that seemed of possible importance not included in baby Moore. You can then use Netter, Grant, and/or Rohen atlases as a supplement.

Essential is right!, October 3, 2004
They got the title correct. This book is ESSENTIAL! This is the condensed version of Clinically Oriented Anatomy. The diagrams and pictures are taken straight from the bigger text, as well as almost ALL of the chapter material. It looks so much smaller because the font and pictures are a little smaller. They've taken out some fluff to help us keep our sanity. If you've never looked in either book, let me teach you of the beauty of the blue box. You will live by the blue box. These blue boxes contain clinical correlations. They bridge the gap between Gross Anatomy pieces-parts and clinical presentation. This is very very important if your Gross Anatomy class exams contain thinking questions and not simply "what is this structure?" Many of my exam questions have been straight from the blue box. The newest edition also contains a CD-ROM by Grant. It's a great interactive study tool. If you're getting the new Grant's Atlas, you'll probably get doubles of this CD-ROM. My advice is to get a cheaper slightly older version of Grant or Netter Atlas (things haven't changed too much in the past few years) the new Moore Essentials, Grant's Dissector (new or older), and Netter Flash Cards. Sounds like a lot of money, but you're saving on the atlas, the dissector, and the Essentials because it's definitely cheaper than the full "Clinically Oriented Anatomy." Good luck in Gross!

"Baby Moore" - clear, concise, good buy, December 8, 2004
Positives:
- I liked the layout of the text, clinical "blue boxes", tables, and schematic drawings.
- The authors/editors fit an amazing amount of information for the size of this book.

Negatives:
- My classmates and I found quite a few errors.
- Some of my classmates thought it was TOO concise, preferring the "Big Moore". (My friend Jeff says this book is Big Moore with all adjectives and verbs taken out)
- It may be small for a textbook, but a board review book it's not!

Basically, it was better than I expected. I also recommend the Review Questions for Gross Anatomy & Embryology by Gest, et al.

Great Book if you want less than a big text and more than a review book, November 29, 2009
The reason that I loved this book is that while my classmates were slaving away attempting to read the entire Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy, I was able to get the bulk of the text read in a fraction of the time while getting the same amount of information. This text is made for students who still want a read (rather than bullets that you would see in a review book) but does not have unnecessary information that will not be on the exam.

While the BRS book is good for the shelf exam, this book is what I used for day-to-day lecture exams and it had great tables that condensed the information in an easy manner.

In addition to this book, I used netter for my large atlas and the big Moore book for the "blue boxes" (Clinical Correlations) because my professor really concentrated on those in his testing.

Excellent, February 19, 2008
I strongly recommend this book over the big book by Moore. This book (Essentials) contains all the most important information you need to know about the systems. It is thorough and straight to the point.

Good Text and small enough to travel with, February 11, 2007
This text provides basically the same info as the big Moore book but is much easier to carry around and read through.

OK, December 15, 2009
I found that the pictures were very helpful, but some of the text was hard to follow and more like an index that an actual paragraph.

Entering First Year Medical Student, March 28, 2005
In trying to prepare myself for classes this fall, I have been searching for an easy to use and comprehensive anatomy text. Essential Clinical Anatomy is an excellent resource-- it is jammed packed with useful clinical information and reminds me (as compared to some other anatomy texts that I have read) why it is so important to master anatomy.

I am an ECA hater and let me tell you Why, January 22, 2007
Why I hate the Book:
1. The text is often painful to read. I remember I once spent half an hour on just 1 page full of text because it was so boring. Some of it is still "too much" for a med student to know casually, but you'll probably feel guilty if you don't read it.
2. The Text, Figures, and Blue Boxes are scattered, so you constantly half to flip the page to see what the text is referring too. This gets highly irritating.
3. If you've had no previous exposure to anatomy (like me) this text has no mercy and forces you to catch up to speed on your own.
4. It's a horrible book to study from, class notes and other resources are better
5. Much of the book was spent defining the minutiae of the specific local anatomy and there was no appreciation for the "awesomeness" of anatomy, which added an aura of tediousness to the book instead of appreciation.

The reason why the book managed to get 2 stars in my rating

1. There were abundant clinical correlation blue boxes which saved my sanity (although the depth of these blue boxes was very superficial--they are going for breadth not depth).
2. Some of the information is of relatively high quality
3. Chapter 9 on Cranial Nerves is actually pretty good/helpful/high yield.

If you can avoid this book, I would. Instead I'd suggest going with something like Gray's Anatomy for students which has gotten great reviews and doesn't look as painful as ECA. ... Read more

Editorial Review

In an effort to effectively address the health issues facing today s communities, An Introduction to Community Health, Sixth Edition, has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, health care, mental health, environmental health, drugs, safety, and occupational health. Short scenarios, key terminology, marginal definitions, and web activities found in each chapter make this an accessible and reader-friendly resource for the beginning community health student. ... Read more

Reviews

Dry and Basic, September 23, 2010
This book is horrendously dry. You're about as well off reading a list of community-health related vocabulary terms as this book. This book is a series of barely connected terms and statistics. There's no through-line. The goal of the authors seems to be to stuff as much terminology into its pages as possible. Even going so far as to write full paragraphs repeating information that had been discussed previously.

Example, page 106. Under "Other Noncommunicable Disease Problems," they use an entire paragraph to state that COPD, diabetes and chronic liver disease are the 4th, 7th and 10th leading causes of death, respectively. Under an entirely different heading of "Leading Causes of Death" they proceed to say the EXACT SAME THING. Why bother? Are they getting paid by the word? That's not even including the fact that each of these topics has a sentence stating the same thing in a separate paragraph elsewhere in the book.

ONE PAGE LATER they define "Prevention" as "planning for and taking of action to prevent or forestall the occurrence of an undesirable event." You're seriously going to define a word with its root? I don't know a 3rd grade teacher who'd let that fly. "What is Prevention?" "It's when you prevent something"

Frankly, it's insulting.

If their goal was to turn away as many people from the field as possible, then mission accomplished.

Introductory books should pique the interest of curious minds, not turn them away with boredom and repetition. Community Health is such a vibrant and interesting topic, and somehow this book manages to turn it simultaneously into one of the dullest and most condescending, reads I've come across.

Either a massive re-edit or a complete re-write is called for here.

Avoid this.

great condition, September 21, 2010
The book I ordered was recieved in a timely manner and it's condition was much better than expected.

Good Book for a Good Price, March 12, 2010
I needed this book for a Health Education course. I was sore after being ripped off for a similar book at the college campus bookstore, where I paid $186 for a book that sold for $100 on Amazon.com. Disappointed with that purchase I came back to Amazon.com to purchase this book, new, for a nearly one third of the campus bookstore price.

The book gives a very broad but thorough overview of community health. I like the format and would surely reccommend it to others

I ordered the book and it was sent out promptly. I have no complaints!

customer service, February 16, 2010
The product itself was in good condition and their were no problems with it. On the other hand, the shipping was horrible. The site said it was to be shipped in 5-7 days i think and I needed it by a certain time. The book didn't show up for alomst 2 weeks. I was upset because i paid for the shipping and didn't recevie my book in the specified time period.

Great services, September 24, 2009
The book was shipped really fast and as the same condition as it was described!

exactly as described, February 2, 2009
This book came exactly as described. It took less than a week for me to receive it. I'm very happy with the book and the service from Amazon.

Quick shipping!, September 5, 2009
I would love to order with them again. They responded quickly to emails and shipping was very fast

pmoseley, June 3, 2009
Book was in great condition, like new. Arrived in plenty of time before class began. I will order again from this person. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Mosby's Review for the NBDE, Part II is the perfect study companion for dental students who have passed Part I of the National Dental Board Exam and are preparing for Part II. This complete exam review provides crucial, current information on each of the major disciplines covered in Part II of the NBDE, including Endodontics, Operative Dentistry, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery & Pain Control, Oral Diagnosis, Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry, Patient Management, Periodontics, Pharmacology, and Prosthodontics. Material is presented in a concise, convenient outline format and arranged according to the specifications of the NBDE, utilizing detailed content points and supported by informative examples and illustrations.

• The point-by-point outline format conveys essential data and key points in a clean, streamlined fashion, eliminating the need to sift through thick, heavy paragraphs to find important facts.
• The exam-based progression of topics allows users to familiarize themselves with content in the same order in which they will encounter it on the exam, and to build conclusions based on previously presented material.
• Each section features 100 review questions that highlight important points of each topic and prepare students for both the exam content and testing procedures.
• An answer key with rationales illustrates logical approaches students should use in answering exam questions and reinforces principles addressed in each section.
• Tables and text boxes provide supplementary information and emphasize important data from the core text at a glance.
• Included Case Study CD-ROM presents detailed case scenarios that challenge students to apply the knowledge to real-world scenarios, just as they will be required to do on Part II of the exam.

Reviews

Concise and organized review, October 9, 2007
I just got my Part 2 results. I used this book exclusively to study for it. All areas of the test are covered in adequate detail. The figures and photos really helped out. I studied for Part 1 with Dental Decks and I wish these books had been published then. Organized study is very important to me. When traveling, I could take this one book which covers the whole exam. If I was using decks this would have been more difficult.
I give this book 5 stars for being very concise yet thorough and for helping me score highly on the exam.

Worth every penny!, December 7, 2007
It is a great starting point for the boards. It is a great review and it is very well written. It think it was more useful than the dental decks for part II

Average Study Review, October 1, 2008
I ordered up this book a few weeks ago to prepare for the Part II NBDE and so far I have not been very impressed. While there is a lot good information in there, it is not very concise and seems to be missing some key information. You have to wade through lot of words to find the important stuff. Examples of missing info: it doesn't talk about how many canals are in typical max/mand teeth and what are their variations, it doesn't give details on the MSA/ASA blocks (only PSA and IO nerve block), or details/diagrams of the different space infections. I will say it has a lot of study questions with explanations and a practice test which are helpful. Even then though, the study questions are not always answered specifically in the text and I have to refer to other materials for a review of some topics. Overall, it may be worth the money just for the study questions (in the book and the CD), but you may look to another source for a more concise and comprehensive review.

The best review for the test, March 14, 2010
I just received my scores for part II and I passed with a relatively high score. Didn't get a 90, but I haven't heard of anyone in my class who has with the new test format. I studied this book in its entirety and also reviewed a few sections of the dental decks and the old ASDA released exams. This book was by far the best resource. There were questions on the exam that I wouldn't have known the answers to if not for this book. The Mosby review was recommended by a friend, and I am SO glad I used this for studying versus the First Aid review book. I used the First Aid review book for part I and found it helpful, so I bought it for part II also thinking it would be the best thing to use. There is no comparison between this book and the First Aid book in terms of content, as this book is much more thorough. It is also very well formatted. I would definitely recommend it to anyone taking NDBE part II.

my best friend!, October 19, 2009
this book was my best buddy during I was getting ready for my stept 2 of NBDE. Strongly recommended!

Fantastic service, September 23, 2010
The item arrived in good time and condition as per Amazon's promise. Good job all!

Amazon !!!!! i m the fan ., January 21, 2010
the book arrived on time and in a very good condition, thank you for such a wonderful service.

Mosby's Review Part 2, July 14, 2009
The book is brand new and also got a CD with that. The mail service was good. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Learn how to recognize and evaluate the diseases and conditions encountered in dental hygiene practice. Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist delivers the ideal combination of clinical photographs, radiographs, and discussion to help you identify and document the appearance of normal and disease states. This user-friendly, atlas-style text features 500 illustrations (more than 350 in full color), including clinical photographs, radiographs, photomicrographs, and line drawings, along with case studies, review questions, and synopsis charts. The learning tools and updated content of this text make it a valuable resource for your coursework and exam preparation as well as a solid reference to consult throughout your professional career.

• Companion CD with more than 50 case studies helps you develop critical thinking skills and prepare for the national exam.
• Review questions in multiple-choice format help you measure knowledge of chapter content.
• Extraordinary illustrations including high-quality radiographs and color clinical photos depict many oral pathological conditions.
• Synopsis charts at the end of each chapter summarize all the diseases presented and their characteristics.
• Focused presentation for dental hygienists only covers content that directly affects your role in oral health care.
• Key terms and learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter enhance your comprehension of the material.

• Chapter 2: Inflammation and Repair presents new information and photos on methamphetamine abuse and the resulting destruction of teeth called "meth mouth."
• Chapter 9: Manifestations of Systemic Diseases includes new information and photos about a skin disorder called acanthosis nigricans, associated with type 2 diabetes.
• EXPANDED! glossary now addresses other relevant terms in the text, not only the key terms, making it an even more complete reference for you to utilize in all your courses.
• REVISED! Review question format now matches the format of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination to better prepare you for the exam.
• Evolve student resources offer interactive pathology identification exercises, a 77-question multiple choice practice exam, and PDFs of the Synopsis Tables found in the book, along with helpful forms and web links.

Reviews

A classic textbook, January 6, 2008
I've been in the field for 30 years and I still get this book in newer editions every so often. It's a must-have reference for anyone in the dental field.

Dental Hygiene, April 19, 2009
Excellent book. Book covers all current and relevant dental oral pathology for hygienist. The accompanied CD is great for board review. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Reviews

Where to start?, July 15, 2010
Rohen is seminal to every facet of anatomy I care to think of. The extremely high quality of the prosections aid in lab and dissection work, the few diagrams clearly express functional relationships and the image and binding quality superb.

This new edition has added a badly needed online consult and as with previous editions tweaking of the image content (this does however differ little from previous editions). Rohen does need to be used in conjunction with more typical atlases, commonly Netter's or Grant's as due to its purely pictorial nature some information is obscured. That being said Rohen is as close as you can get to learning human anatomy without having wet specimens sitting in front of you.

To put it simply Rohen is the bomb.

Must-have supplemental anatomy text for professional students, September 21, 2010
I am a first year medical student and find that this is a great tool to use when for studying for practicals. For me, the two best features are:

-The lines that point to structures only have numbers on them, with a small area of the page that says what those numbers correspond to. This makes it very easy to test yourself. The downside to this is that if it is your first exposure to the structures you're looking at, you'll be constantly looking at numbers and finding the corresponding name, which isn't as quick & easy as if the lines were labeled with the name of the structure. However, this is also why it's good to have some familiarity with the structures before using this book by, say, studying the first time with a regular anatomy book.

-This being photographs of real bodies means that you see all of the tissue types in every image, and they are well labeled. I find it easier to remember what nerve or artery supplies a given muscle if I can see them both at the same time, which many regular texts don't do, at least not often enough.

As another reviewer noted and as I have alluded to, this should be used in conjunction with another anatomy book. Use a standard one to learn the structures and concepts, and then use this one to help you identify it on a real cadaver. Plus, it's always good to see things more than once. I use the Thieme Atlas of Anatomy as my primary atlas and love it. It's a relative newcomer, so you don't hear about it as often as the established giants like Netter and Grant's, but I think it's superior to either of them. The art work is incredible (better than Netter) and it includes some occasional extras peppered throughout, like small radiographs and sidenotes.

This is not a waste of money only to be purchased if you don't go to lab. The reality is that this book would be a waste of money if I had a labeled cadaver at home, at the cafe, in the little Chinese restaurant down the street, on the bus -- everywhere I can take this book to study. And speaking of labs, this book is very handy to have in the lab during dissection, as it is so well labeled and depicts images of exactly what you are doing.

Don't make this your only anatomy text. If you are in an undergraduate level course with no cadavers, this is probably overkill; just get Thieme or something. But if you're using cadavers and especially if you're being tested using labeled cadavers, you should definitely buy this book.

Must have for any advanced anatomy class, July 5, 2010
This shows what other books don't show. Combined with Netters color atlas it is a must to pass.

Quick delivery, great product., November 26, 2010
The product came to Brazil within 3 days completely intact.
Great Book
Great Store

Many tks to Amazon for the professionalism. ... Read more

Editorial Review

The new “bible” of NBDE preparation - written by dental students for dental students!

This is the only high-yield yet comprehensive review of topics covered in the National Board Dental Exam Part 1. It includes 200 black and white images, plus an 8-page full-color insert of images likely to be tested on the exam. You'll also find information and advice about sitting for the exam from experienced test-takers.

Features:

• Written by students who aced the National Dental Board Exam and reviewed by top dental school faculty and practitioners
• Hundreds of high-yield facts and mnemonics maximize your study time
• Performance-enhancing test-taking strategies and advice from students who've been there and succeeded
• 200 black and white clinical images you must know on exam day - including 52 NEW to this is edition
• 8-page color insert of essential images
• Based on the NBDE Part 1 content outline including Anatomic Sciences, Biochemistry and Physiology, Microbiology and Pathology, and Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
• Great for use during coursework and for last minute exam review

Reviews

Pretty good, December 24, 2006
This book helped me study for the NBDE. It presents a very concise outline of the material on the exam with some helpful mnemonics and diagrams. Most every page has one or two notes in the margins with facts needed to answer released NBDE questions.

The content covered by the book seemed to coincide pretty well with about 75% of the exam. However, this book is probably best used as an outline to remind you of the important topics. If there are topics that you don't remember well you may need to look them up in a more comprehensive book. This is especially true if you want to ace the test.

This first edition was a little rough with a lot of typographical error, but on the plus side the factual content seemed accurate. The dental anatomy section provided a lot of help, especially a simple way to remember eruption times, but I would say that it was very incomplete. You will need additional dental anatomy study materials.

All in all this book was worth the price in terms of the amount of help it provided me.

Excellent resource, December 18, 2006
First Aid for the NBDE part 1 is at the top of my list when it comes to study aides for the national boards. The guide covers all aspects of the exam, as well as includes figures and diagrams referenced from other commonly used textbooks that are vital for success on the exam. The organization is its best feature, whereas the outlined format is easy to follow. As for the text, it is very concise, yet explains well enough the intricate detail of each topic that one may be hard-pressed to spend time reading through other reference materials. A MUST HAVE for any dental student seeking success on the NBDE part 1....

Book is full of errors, August 1, 2009
This book (2nd ed.) is generally a good overview of topics you should know for part 1. But it has many errors which make me question the validity of the material presented (are there more errors that I'm not catching?)

There are numerous typos including "adduction" instead of "abduction;" page 88 shows a figure of a heart with transposition of the great vessels; however the figure is presented as a normal heart.

page 173 says the outer cortex of lymph nodes have germinal nodes containing T cells. this is wrong.

The germinal follicles actually contain proliferating B cells; T cells are found scattered in the deep cortical zone (paracortex)

on page 174 it says FSH stimulates lactogenesis (milk production), this is not true; milk production is stimulated by prolactin.

definitely read some "real" books before you pick up this one. I hope they fix these glitches in the 3rd ed.

OK for a comprehensive review, May 2, 2009
Since there are not many comprehensive NBDE Part 1 review books out there, this book is good for providing an outline on what to study. You definitely need to look up more information to fully learn the material, as some subjects are only touched on, and some information is left out. There are some annoying things: a good amount of typos, and the writers tend to use their own acronyms without explaining what they are. It's almost like you're reading someone's notes from class that made sense to the person who took the notes, but not to you.

Its just what you need for NBDE....:), February 15, 2009
The book is excellent based on its content and has up to the point topic discussions which helps last min. reviews plus the margins of what is to be studied according to what is important for dental students. Excellent shipping with three days delivery. I feel the price could have been slightly less but over all its like having you "piece of cake" for NBDE-1 test takers.I am totally satisfied reading from this book.
Thank you amazon for your business.

Board review, May 28, 2009
This book gives you a great start in preparation for NBDE Part I. There are helpful side notes and charts that aid in memorization. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Inside you’ll find the essential principles of radiation and the technical skills necessary for the safe and effective use of radiation in the dental office. The book serves as both a textbook and training manual by providing comprehensive coverage of basic theory and complete technical instruction. Procedures are presented in a detailed step-by-step format with accompanying illustrations, rationales, and charting notes. Includes a new interactive student CD-ROM. * Chapters are short with topics separated into easy-to-digest sections. * Content is divided into six parts, covering all necessary aspects of dental radiography * Step-by-step procedures throughout the chapters include rationales and charting notes along with essential illustrations and photos to demonstrate techniques properly. * Quiz questions for each chapter help students assess knowledge and comprehension. * Example boxes are used throughout the chapters to further explain a process or why it is performed a certain way. ... Read more

Reviews

as a student, September 17, 2007
while the book is fairly easy to read and organized, there are many errors. There are several places where Maxillary and Mandibular words are interchanged or incorrectly identified such as in the bisecting angles chapter. The tests at the end of several chapters have obvious errors that even teachers could not explain. The answer key the instructors had also gave incorrect answers sometimes. There is no answer key in the book for students to access which makes self-testing/studying less effective.

Plus the pages fall out easily after little use.

These types of mistakes make me doubt information in the book that may actually be accurate.

This is not a completely useless book, but by college standards, i find these type of errors unacceptable.

Overall good service, but pages missing in book, February 8, 2009
I got the book way before I expected, and from the outside everything looked new. As i started using the book, I realized that it had pages missing from the end of the chapter. I was disappointed in that but luckily my professor prints out these pages for the class since they are review questions.

BUYERS BEWARE ON AMAZON.COM, March 5, 2009
"The seller misrepresented the item that was being sold PLEASE BUYERS BEWARE!!! I contacted the seller and she agreed to rectify the situation. She never came through with the solution that we both agreed upon. Seller was contacted several time before this was posted. Now I am going to report her to Amazon.com and take her to small claims court!"

review, August 27, 2006
I was happy working with this dealer. The book came earlier than anticipated. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Now in full color, Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene is an easy-to-use study aid for the national board exam. A full mock examination at the end of the book includes representative cases with answers and rationales for every question so readers can evaluate how well they’ve learned the material before they take the real exam. This edition includes two new chapters on General Anatomy and Physiology and General Pathology, to ensure that readers have a solid understanding of these sciences that are the foundation of oral anatomy and pathology. Additional information on ethical, legal, and safety issues is incorporated throughout to provide a better understanding of how these aspects of practice relate to each chapter topic. References have also been updated, putting the most current resources at the reader’s fingertips for more relevant supplemental learning. * Easy-to-use outline format makes it an essential study aid. * Questions based on case studies prepare readers for the case-based questions found on the national board exam. * Introductory paragraphs at the beginning of chapters address the relevance of each chapter’s subject to professional practice and key topics to focus on when studying. * Practice test that is structured like the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination simulates actual experience of taking boards. * Sources for chapters listed at end of every chapter provide resources that will reflect current theory, practice standards, and research findings. ... Read more

Reviews

Mosby's Review of Dental Hygiene, March 28, 2010
This is a very good review book, although more of an "encyclopedia" type, as it covers everything in such great depth. I also have a copy of the Saunders Review, which is a little more focused and broken down. They are both good books, just a matter of personal preference.

Mosby's Dental Hygiene Board Review Book, May 12, 2009
I am a registered Dental Hygienist and I've been in practice for almost 3 years. I wanted something to refer to if I had questions during a clinical workday. This book is full of up-to-date information that covers all topics of dental hygiene. It seems to be the best bang for the buck!

Very worth the money, July 5, 2000
I found the sample questions and rationales invaluable on the national board (passed in the hight 90's), yes the chapters are long and dry, but if you only do the tests, you WILL get you money's worth. We are here to lears are we not?

Very worth the money, July 5, 2000
I found the sample questions and rationales invaluable on the national board (passed in the hight 90's), yes the chapters are long and dry, but if you only do the tests, you WILL get you money's worth. We are here to learn are we not?

Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, May 18, 2000
This book is not as bad as the previous review. Most of students in my class have this book and we agree that it's very helfull. There are a lot of information in the book appeared in the latest National Board exam in March. The authors of this bood just need to update the changes of recent NB exam. I personally believe that the person who wrote the previous commen was the same person who wrote the commen for the book title "Review of Dental Hygiene" by Debralee McKelvey Nelson.

I WASTED MY MONEY, April 1, 2000
Don't buy this book! The sections are too long and take a lot of time to cover. There aren't a lot of good examples or clarifications of what they are trying to make you understand. The test questions at the end of each section are much more difficult then what you have to know for the actual NATIONAL BOARD. There is a mock test at the end of the book, but don't attempt it because your score will only depress you. The reading is very dry and you'll get to the point where all you want to do is throw it in the garbage. If I could return this book for half the price that I've already paid I would do it gladly. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Forget about drilling, filling, and the inevitable billing. Your teeth can heal naturally because they were never designed to decay in the first place! They were designed to remain strong and healthy for your entire life. But the false promises of conventional dentistry have led us down the wrong path, leading to invasive surgical treatments that include fillings, crowns, root canals and dental implants.

Now there is a natural way to take control of your dental health by changing the food that you eat. Cure Tooth Decay is based upon the pioneering nutritional program of dentist Weston Price, former head of research at the National Dental Association. Dr. Price's program proved to be 90-95% or more effective in remineralizing tooth cavities utilizing only nutritional improvements in the diet. Cure Tooth Decay is the result of five years of research and trial and error that started as one father's journey to cure his daughter's rapidly progressing tooth decay. With Cure Tooth Decay you will join the thousands of people who have learned how to remineralize teeth, eliminate tooth pain or sensitivity, avoid root canals, stop cavities -- sometimes instantaneously, regrow secondary dentin, form new tooth enamel, avoid or minimize gum loss, heal and repair tooth infections, only use dental treatments when medically necessary, save your mouth (and your pocketbook) from thousands of dollars of unneeded dental procedures, and increase your overall health and vitality.

Cure Tooth Decay provides you with clear and easy to understand dental facts to help you make healthy, life-affirming choices about your dental health. Cure Tooth Decay highlights include:

• why people fear the dentist and what you can do about it,
• the power of butter to heal teeth,
• specific dietary and meal plans that highlight the types of foods to eat every day to remineralize teeth, a simple cavity-healing program that is easy to follow,
• the cause of dental plaque and an amazing technique to reverse gum disease,
• how to find a good dentist,
• how to prevent root canals,
• your bite: a hidden cause of cavities,
• how to save your wisdom teeth,
• proof that cavities can heal,
• how to heal children's cavities and find peace,
• why women get cavities during pregnancy and how to stop it, and so much more.

Reviews

I proved to myself that it really does work, April 21, 2008
I noticed some deterioration in my teeth last year, so I started searching online to find out whether anyone knew anything about healing teeth. I found Rami's website and decided to buy his book. Although I had heard of Weston Price and Nourishing Traditions before, it was through Rami's book that I really came face to face with that information. It made a lot of sense to me. Especially thought-provoking for me was Rami's message to vegetarians (I had been one for 15 years). It was also helpful that he had actually set down a dietary protocol whose specific objective is to help teeth heal, which Dr. Price reportedly did not do. The protocol is challenging for me, but I have been introducing elements of it to the best of my ability.

Then I lost a filling. The first dentist I saw diagnosed decay and a probable need for a root canal, and said that the tooth might already be dead. Her pronouncement caused me untold agony over the next several weeks. Then a holistic dentist determined that the tooth is alive and recognized that it has totally re-enamelized. He simply replaced the lost filling. He told me I am lucky, because most people are not able to get their teeth to re-enamelize like that. Well, I am now a believer. Nourishing Traditions is for real, and it was with Rami's explanation and guidance that I found a way to help my body contain the damage in my teeth. My relief at this outcome is immeasurable.

We have been conditioned to believe that the only opinions worth having are those that come from people who have been formally trained and licensed, but I believe that formal training can be restricted and biased, and does not necessarily consider all possibilities. Here is the work of someone who questions the knee-jerk assumptions of the industry and who has taken the trouble to do the research and the self-experimentation in an effort to find a better way. I am very appreciative that Rami has chosen to share his findings, relieving us from each having to go through the whole process of trial and error from scratch. And he brings some much-needed balance to a subject that is approached by so many from a place of fear.

Getting To The Root Of The Problem, January 27, 2008

Why is our modern society so plagued by tooth decay? Did indigenous people from primitive cultures suffer as we do, with rotting teeth? Knowing the cause of the problem is always the first step in correcting it. Ramiel Nagel, in this book about curing tooth decay, addresses these questions and much more. Ramiel does an excellent job exposing the root of the problem. He explains the difference between true prevention and just temporarily treating the symptoms.

The author is not a doctor or a dentist, but became intensely interested in the subject of curing tooth decay due to his young daughter's badly decaying teeth. This situation caused him to be fearful and it was this fear and his love for his daughter which motivated him to find a solution to his daughter's pain and suffering.

I have come to learn through much negative experience with the mainstream medical system, that knowledge acquired through medical school, which is mostly funded by the drug companies and other corporations, is not designed to serve the public's best interests. It is instead designed for profit. Discouraging natural preventative and curative treatments, while promoting only symptomatic treatments, allows the disease process to progress underneath the surface and provides an avenue for future profits. Ramiel Nagel reveals how this conundrum is especially relevant to modern dental care. I love the following example he uses to illustrate this concept.

" In this example, imagine that a tooth is an orange. Imagine a rotting orange, with a small moldy spot. The moldy spot is equivalent to tooth decay. The equivalent of a dentist placing a dental filling would be removing the moldy spot with a knife and filling the spot with glue. Once the mold is removed, the decay process temporarily slows down. A few more days sitting out, and another moldy spot forms. This is just like how, over time, tooth decay continues to progress even after you get a filling." Ramiel travels a bit farther with this comparison, including the root canal procedure.

The author's purpose in writing this book is to share information with readers which will aide them in taking responsibility for their own dental care and for the dental care of their children. Nagel has researched the groundbreaking works of Dr. Weston Price, a dentist who traveled the world, comparing the health of indigenous people eating their native diets, to those in or near the cities who were consuming refined foods. Dr. Weston Price found, without exception, that those eating the unrefined natural foods had very strong constitutions, moral character and well formed facial and jaw structure. Their health was so excellent that there was no need for doctors or prisons. Those eating the denatured foods, in the more "civilized" areas, had to deal with deformed sinus and jaw structure, rotting teeth, increased crime and increased susceptibility to infectious disease.

Nagel stresses the importance of fat soluble vitamins and activators. He explains what they are and what foods supply them. Activators are natural substances, which are not usually present in our modernized diets. They are needed to aide the absorption of important vitamins and minerals. He talks about the importance of eating some foods raw and fermented, including dairy products and organ meats. Fish liver oil also plays an important role in dental and overall skeletal health.

The book provides a daily guideline or protocol for curing and preventing tooth decay. Ramiel lists the foods which are important in helping to form strong teeth and bones. He also lists food to avoid. He tells us it is not possible to regrow a whole tooth but decay can be stopped and hard dentin can be formed over the pulp of a decayed tooth, which prevents pain and the need for a root canal. Our body's calcium phosphorus ratio needs to be in balance and so do our blood sugar levels. I'd like to include one more quote from page 37 of "Cure Tooth Decay"

"The longer your blood sugar is out of balance, and the greater the imbalance, the more the calcium and phosphorus ratios are altered, and thus the higher the likelihood of tooth decay. This explains why frequent snacking on sugar causes significant decay; the blood sugar remains out of balance for a longer period of time, causing more calcium to be removed from the bones. This also illustrates that even natural sugars from fruits, natural sweeteners, and alcohols can contribute to tooth decay. All of them can place the blood sugar level out of balance."

Nagel also includes discussion on root canals, fillings, the dangers of fluoride, xrays and a special section on children's dental health. I found this book to be packed with helpful common sense information. I will keep it close by as a personal guide to not only achieving superior dental health but also general overall health. Our teeth are one of the outward visible manifestations of the internal balance and health of the body.

Ramiel Nagel has no conflicts of interest, no products to sell, except his book, which he hopes will reach and help many overcome and prevent tooth decay. This is a very different type of health book, written from the heart. The information provided is rooted in trial and error experience along with extensive research into the works of Dr.Weston Price, dentist Melvin Page, anthropologist Leon Abrams, and others. The dietary advice put forth in this book is not only crucial for preventing tooth decay but for preserving the health of the human race.

Hope For Tooth Decay, January 7, 2008
Even though Rami Nagel thought he was eating a healthy whole food diet, he and his daughter still had tooth decay. When he learned about the valuable nutritional work of Dr. Weston A. Price, he integrated nutrient dense foods into their diets and, miraculously, their teeth improved. The author has done a tremendous job summarizing the important work of one of the greatest dentists of the 20th century, Dr. Weston A. Price. In order to determine the fundamentals of a healthy diet, Dr. Price travelled the world, studying the diet and health of a variety of cultures. He noticed that in primitive cultures where the people consumed a nutrient dense, whole food diet, they enjoyed both excellent physical and dental health. Cultures that had replaced nutrient dense, whole foods with commercially processed foods suffered with dental problems as well as chronic and degenerative diseases.

In order to convey his message about the critical association between traditional foods and optimal health, the author offers a great deal of helpful personal insights into his own life. He summarizes which foods will sabotage our dental and physical health. And, he does an excellent job outlining the foods that will improve our dental and physical health including, the consumption of fat-soluble vitamins from foods such as raw butter, raw milk, raw cheese, organ meats, eggs (from local pastured sources) and high vitamin cod liver oil.

Even though indigenous people did not brush or floss their teeth, the author does include some very interesting recipes for natural, homemade tooth powders (a much better option over using toxic fluoridated toothpaste).

Not only is Cure Tooth Decay a practical guide to teach parents how to raise healthy children (with healthy teeth), it is also a helpful tool for adults who have suffered with poor dental health and/or chronic disease. I would also highly recommend this book to people who are looking for things they can do to protect their bones, and their overall health, as they age. In other words, this book is a must read for everyone interested in improving their health.

Pam Killeen, co-author of the NY Times bestselling book, The Great Bird Flu Hoax: The Truth They Don't Want You to Know About the "Next Big Pandemic"

Author is confused, but basis of the book is solid research by Price and Page, February 15, 2009
When his daughter's teeth began rapidly decaying, the author embarked on a journey to find a solution. Through the writtings of Weston A. Price and Marvin Page, and his own experimentation, he found that tooth decay can be prevented or stopped by diet.

The book starts with a brief denunciation of modern dental notions then reviews the work of Price and Page, paying special attention to their recommendations on diet. Next the author presents his own recommendations on diet (including both the "best" protocol and an alternate vegetarian protocol). The book continues with more detailed discussion of tooth decay, dentistry, and prevention of childhood tooth decay.

Being based on large part on the work of Price and Page, the book's main theme and basic findings are solid, but the author, while railing against modern dental theories that, in his assessment, parade as "science" demonstrates his own poor understanding of the subject matter and inadequate critical thinking skills. As a result, the book is of somewhat dubious value.

For example, on page 6, he rails against the supposed contradiction of the "experts" by quoting the website of the American Dental Association in which they state that tooth decay is caused by sugars and starches in our foods that contact our teeth and PROMOTE bacterial growth. He then quotes the Sugar Association's website where they say that sugar DISABLES bacterial growth. He states, "Basically, what I am saying is that if you leave a bowl of white flour and sugar outside next to a piece of raw fish, in a few hours or days the fish will be ridden with bacteria while the flour and sugar remain the same, nearly impervious to bacterial destruction." He neglects to notice that the DRY item remains while the one with moisture is the one that decays. Drying foods has long been a method of preserving them. (Beef jerky, anyone?)

He also makes some mistakes in summarizing the research of Weston Price. For example, on page 27, he lists the principle sources of fat-soluble vitamins that Price identified in the diets of indigenous groups immune to tooth decay. He states that the third source is "Organs of land animals." In fact, Price names the sources in his book Nutrition and Physical Degeneration which on page 282 lists the third source as, "the organs of animals, and the eggs of birds, wild and domesticated." While few Americans eat organ meats, the vast majority do eat eggs, making this omission non-trivial.

Unfortunately, I am not familiar with Page's research, so I cannot comment on how accurately the author portrayed this research.

Pros:

* The idea that tooth decay can be halted or prevented by diet, coming from the research of Price and Page, is an important idea to get across to people, and this is the book's main point.
* The book is engaging.
* The author's own experience with diet and tooth decay and what he has found to work for his family and others is useful.

Cons:

* The author's lack of clear thinking and resultant logical mistakes.
* While the author ridicules the idea that bacteria are the cause of tooth decay, he fails to realize they do in fact play a role, if not the most critical one.

Rather than reading this book, I would recommend reading Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Price and perhaps a book by Page. If you can get this book at a library, you may find chapter 4, in which the author presents his dietary recommendations, thought provoking.

The advice in this book really works., September 8, 2008
About a month ago I noticed that my enamel was stripping off. I don't believe this was typical enamel erosion. I don't eat citrus fruits or drink soda, don't have gerd or acid reflux, and I'm not bulemic. I have patches and dull strips where there used to be shiny enamel. I bought this book and changed my diet immediately. Within a few weeks the stripping of the enamel stopped. And all of a sudden in a matter of days, I started noticing vast improvements in the surface of my teeth. I read that tooth structure is lattice like, and it really is. You can really see it! For a couple of days, I actually watched it re-knit, and some of the patches have shrunk, by refilling with shiny enamel. I cheated on my birthday and the progress slowed for several days and I didn't notice daily improvements. I am just starting to see them again. There will be no more cheating. I don't want to slow this down.

My daughter just started getting her permanent teeth this spring and they don't have any shine to them at all. She is also getting some enamel finally. Hers doesn't have the appearance of lattice, yet. She is just now getting her first vertical lines. If I could capture this, I'd probably just post the pictures online for the whole world to see that dentists are wrong! Everywhere you read online, "enamel does not grow back..." But, it does. I don't think this is just the enamel "like" glassy coating that Rami refers to. I really believe this is actual enamel re-knitting.

My husband is getting improvements in his teeth as well. A couple of his molars appeared to have black decay in them, and the blackness is fading away.

A bonus from this diet, is that I am finally starting to absorb my nutrients. Both myself and my daughter suffer from deficiencies caused by malabsorption. We are both doing better. And the proof for me, besides my teeth healing, is that my prematurely gray hair is reversing. Premature gray hair is caused by a lack of minerals. So, I must be absorbing some finally.

This book shows you how important proper nutrition is, not just for teeth but for all health. The teeth are not just for eating. They are not unnecessary and expendible. They are keys to your health. They can tell you when something is wrong in your body. Dentures can't do that. If you have cavities, or enamel issues, it's not just a "dental" issue. It's a HEALTH issue. And fillings are just a bandaid. You MUST take responsibility and take control of your health. Only YOU can do that. No doctor or dentist can do that for you. It is hard work. Change is not easy, and not always fun. But it is SO WORTH the effort. Not only will you feel better physically because you're getting proper nutrition, you will feel good knowing that YOU did this for yourself. No bandaids, no magic pills.

I also recommend Sally Fallon's, Nourishing Traditions book along with your purchase of Ramiel Nagel's, Cure Tooth Decay. Her book will help you keep with the guidelines that Rami suggests in this book.

I just want to add a thank you to Rami for his hard work and dedication to writing this book.

Oh the pain!, January 3, 2008
I was ready to have a tooth pulled, the dentist told me I needed a root canal but had no money. I was in pain and the check had actually started to swell up. After some herbal medication and fasting, within three weeks of trying the diet I could tell I was turning the corner. The tooth stopped hurting, my teeth over all became whiter. After over a month on the diet it is hard for me to feel which tooth was bothering me. To look at it in the mirror, it still has a hole but the tooth feels like it is healing. After being out in the cold it used to hurt so bad(oh the pain!), now the cold has no effect what so ever.

Thanks a million to Ramiel Nagiel for writing a book on what seems so obvious to me now.

Leroy Transfield

the whole tooth and nothing but, February 12, 2008
the rare combination of detailed research and first-hand experience, "Cure Tooth Decay" tells the truth--even if we don't want to hear it. Its amazing to me how many educated and health-aware people automatically think the only thing that can help their dental problems is a visit to the dentist. Ramiel Nagel begs to differ. He shows that we have the power to control the state of our teeth and gums. It means being conscious of what we eat,and how we eat it.

He doesn't preach, and he doesn't want to be your guru. Nagel wants you to find out what works for you by showing what foods and protocol worked for his daughter and himself. Then its up to you. There's before and after pictures proving that nutritional therapy works. The body wants to heal; your part of the equation is to give it the nutritional building blocks it needs.

Yes, it means a change in habits and attitude. It'll take an effort, and initially it will probably cost you more money as you're buying quality products and not the mediocre compromises most of us are accustomed to.

The alternative is to pay the dentist thousands of dollars for short term solutions that only delay the inevitable deterioration of the teeth and gums, and even causes said decay, according to Nagel's research.

If you have dental insurance, it may not be an issue for you. Unless you realize that your hard-earned money paid in premiums is only further sending you down the road of aging, poor health, and degeneration.

Dentists tell us that food left on teeth is the major cause of decay.
Nagel tells us that's like saying that rain causes the roof to leak.
If that makes sense to you, I strongly urge you to read this book. Its a
life and thought changing book written by a man who's not trying to sell you anything...and how rare is that?

Out of date information, February 14, 2010
The book is largely base on the work of Weston A Price, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration which is certainly an outstanding work very worth reading, but it was published 65 years ago and much has been learned in the last 65 years. Also, it is not an easy read.

Weston Price found that cod liver oil, together with butter, provided the nutrients which prevented tooth decay. Price identified vitamin A and Vitamin D as the essential nutrients in cod liver oil, but was unable to identify the essential nutrient in butter and therefore referred to it as the X factor.

It is now know that the mysterious X-factor is vitamin K2 as described the an article by Chris Masterjohn in the Spring 2007 issue of Wise Traditions, the Journal of the Weston A price Association. The article is available on the website of the Weston A. Price Association:

[...]

The article contains a very readable synopsis of Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, and updated nutritional information.

For example, it is now know that vitamin K2 is not heat sensitive, so pasteurized butter is as effective as raw butter. Further, it is now known that fermented dairy products are very high in vitamin K2, so aged cheese is much higher in vitamin K2 than butter. Further, raw milk aged cheese that is aged over 60 days can be shipped across state lines legally and is therefore more readily available to those who prefer raw dairy products.

While cod liver oil is an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin D, there are other sources that can be used as alternatives.

I recommend reading the article by Chris Masterjohn to anyone interesting in preventing tooth day.

This book gave me hope!, January 3, 2008
When my 4 year old daughter's teeth began to have lots of tooth decay (for her age), we visited a few dentists and all of them were blaming me that I did not brush her teeth enough. But I did... Basically, they wanted to do dental anesthesia on her and repair all her cavities at once. My husband and I talked and decided not to put her through this. After all, she had no pain at all and her teeth did not bother her.

I decided to take the matter into my own hands. I started researching about tooth decay, and stumbled upon Rami's web site. I even wrote to him, and he was very helpful. A while later, when his book was published, I bought it. I already knew about the diet from Rami's book, and I was implementing parts of it, but I guess that was not enough to protect my oldest daughter from tooth decay....

This book gave me hope for my daughter's teeth - and now I know that we are responsible for our health. I have also forgiven the dentists that kept showing me how to brush her teeth, I mean, they don't know better...When I asked one of the dentists if my daughter does not have enough nutrients in the body, and that's maybe why her teeth decay (because the body takes all the essential nutrients from the teeth first), he disregarded it and said this could not be the case because all her teeth are formed very well. I did not argue with him, because I knew he was not taught anything about diet in his medical school. I just stopped going to dentists and now I try my best to follow the diet (for my daughter and rest of family) Rami outlines in his book.

If you are discouraged and don't know what to do, get this book. I was very worried and upset about my daughter's teeth at first, but now I am actually very calm because I know I am doing the right thing.

Tried the Cod oil, and boy what results., March 18, 2008
I recently tried the Cod Liver Oil by itself for a tooth that was bothering me for 6 months, and boy what results. Having gone to the dentist 3 times and getting fillings for the same tooth twice, then being told I needed a crown and possibly a root canal, I decided to do some investigating. Tried the Cod liver Oil that I got at GNC, and my tooth stopped hurting that same day, and everyday it got stronger and now I can chew on it. Our bodies are amazing thanks rami.

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Editorial Review

This full-color text prepares dental professionals to promptly and proactively recognize and manage medical emergencies that may occur in the dental office. It details how to anticipate potential emergencies and what resources must be on hand to deal effectively with these situations. The book is arranged in eight sections concentrating on topics such as prevention of emergencies through patient evaluation (medical history) and specific types of more common emergencies that practitioners may encounter.

• Algorithms located in the appendices provide step-by-step diagrams showing the decision-making process in each of several common emergency situations.
  
• PABCD boxes throughout text remind the reader of American Heart Association guidelines on Positioning, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, and Definitive management and explain the relevance of these guidelines to the topic being discussed.
  
• Chapters are organized into sections based upon types of common emergency situations.
  
• Chapter on Preparation includes an updated emergency drug and equipment kit to reflect materials that are safe and currently available on the market.

• Full-color drawings and updated photographs add realism to situations and equipment.
  
• Information on AEDs (Automated Electronic Defibrillators) explains why these should be mandatory in every dental practice and describes how to use these devices properly.
  
• A Pediatric Considerations chapter covers pediatric CPR and guidelines for basic life support.
  
• A Medicolegal Considerations chapter discusses topics such as theories of liability, definitions of emergencies and standards, and limitations and requirements of the doctor-patient relationship.
  
• An Evolve® website contains the Instructor's Resource Manual, an electronic image collection, and an ExamView® test bank. ... Read more

Editorial Review

From the publisher of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome (over 100,000 copies sold) comes this indispensable guide for TMJ (temporomandibular joint pain) sufferers and their caregivers. With a comprehensive study of symptoms - from locked jaws, severe headaches, and joint pain to nausea, dizziness, and even loss of hearing - this book is a must for people who want to take an active role in their healing. ... Read more

Reviews

TMJ and Vision, August 26, 2001
I came upon this book in a very roundabout way ---- during the process of improving my vision by natural means of all things. What could eyesight and the TMJ possibly have in common? In my case, a great deal I was to discover. When I first started improving my vision naturally, I thought it was only about the eyes and did not appreciate the whole health aspect. I was in for many surprises and some confusion when I eventually began having referred pain and sensations in areas seemingly unconnected to the eyes. It didn't initially dawn on me that there was any relationship between these symptoms and my improving eyesight. Then I began to wonder, could there be a connection? I studied several books on natural vision improvement (Relearning to See --- RTS for short - and Better Eyesight are highly recommended) which made reference to blurred vision causing tight muscles and problems in many other areas of the body. Muscle groups affected can include such areas as the neck, shoulders, jaw, ears, cheeks and forehead. It soon became abundantly obvious that the symptoms I had been experiencing fit the reversal pattern of holistic healing. Suggestions were made in the RTS book to try some holistic healing treatments in conjunction with relearning the proper vision habits. One of several mentioned was TMJ treatment, yet the term had no significance to me at the time. Because of my neck and shoulder stiffness and pains, I opted for massage therapy sessions and obtained significant tension releases which the therapist also noticed. It turned out that the type of massage was myofascial release. I was intrigued to learn more on the Internet when I got home. The many website results that came up in my search about myofascial release were in relation to TMJ disorders. There was that term again. Bingo! It was like a piece of a puzzle falling into place. I chose to buy Dr. Uppgaard's book to find out more. I was amazed to read so many parallels and similar topics in Dr. Uppgaard's book and the RTS book. Both authors discuss such subjects as the impact of mental stress, neck and shoulder problems, the ears and hearing, dizziness, proper breathing, referred pain, the importance of good posture and the benefits of holistic healing treatments. But what really jumped off the pages in Dr. Uppgaard's book were references to certain neck muscles that, if tense, could cause "visual disturbances and blurring of vision". The RTS book states that "the neck is tight for all people who have blurred vision." The sternocleidomastoid muscle described on page 50 of Dr. Uppgaard's book has had such a strong connection with my improving vision. I've gotten to the stage where I can massage areas in this muscle to release tension (trigger points as discussed in his book) and cause spasm-like sensations in and around my eyes, ears, jaw and cheeks. Looking back many years ago, I believe now that my dentist had at one time suspected a TMJ disorder. I recall him checking the TMJ on both sides and asking some questions. Based on my responses, I guess I didn't fit into the slot of standard symptoms for which he was trained to assess, because nothing further was suggested. Yet when I got Dr. Uppgaard's book, I checked off so many symptoms, presumably lesser known to many and unknown to most. What started as a goal of keener eyesight has ultimately led to improved overall health. I applaud Dr. Uppgaard for going "outside the box" of conventional medical views. His book has been a very educational and helpful resource along my journey of natural vision improvement and total wellness.

Thank you for writing this Book!, March 12, 2001
I was diagnosed with TMJ many years ago. For the past year I have been battling with numb fingers. After many tests, much time, and a lot of money - an accidental visit to my dentist helped to show TMJ was affecting my fingers. I had never heard of that happening. This book not only lists every possible symptom, but exercises that are extremely helpful.

After reading the book for about 15 minutes, I tried the first exercise. My jaw felt immediate relief. I am very grateful for this book. It will certainly help in relieving pain and discomfort.

If you have TMJ, you simply must read this book, October 28, 2005
The other reviewers have said it very well. The exercises provided me immediate relief (Search Inside the book for "exercise," and you can do them while you're waiting for shipment!)

I really like the approach he takes - conservative, and taking all causes into consideration (dental, joint, and muscular.) He rightly points out that dentists, surgeons and doctors all tend to see it through their own filter, and he takes a broader view so you can consider them all.

I cannot stress enough though how the elimination of coffee has helped me. This is extremely difficult, and I can't always stay away -- but every time I drink some, I end up with pain and tension.

I also recommend the "Stop TMJ and Teeth Grinding" CD by Scott Sulak. I woke up in significantly less pain after the first use.

a non-invasive cure, April 10, 2002
This book offers a simple, non-invasive cure to a miserable problem that is poorly understood or treated. I had chronic jaw pain for over a year when I happened to meet Dr. Uppgaard at a holiday party. During our conversation the topic of TMJ came up and I learned that he had a book out on the subject. Within days of doing the simple exercises, my pain began to diminish, and was completely gone in about two weeks. Now it only returns during times of stress, and by doing these exercises again for a few days, it disappears. After all that time of being in pain, who could imagine that the solution could be so simple! This book is certainly an important "first try" before doing something like surgery which can makes the problem worse. THANK YOU, DR. BOB!

This book helped me reduce TMJ Pain, February 3, 2000
In his book, Dr. Uppgaard gives many suggestions for treating your own TMJ pain. I have been trying several of his suggestions and have experienced a great reduction in TMJ-related jaw, neck, and shoulder pain. I am so grateful that someone wrote a book on this, since my dentist and physician had few helpful suggestions for me. Thanks Dr. Uppgaard!

More MD's, DO's and DC's Should Read This Book!, January 18, 2000
I have been treating TMD for almost ten years and now have a book that is worth its weight in gold, for both patients and my sometimes uninformed and too busy colleagues in medicine.

I am a chiropractic physician, treating the moving parts of the body and their soft tissue (i.e. muscles, ligaments, cartilage) attachments and connections. Many of my colleagues in chiropractic, osteopathic and allopathic medicine, unfortunately, do not know how to properly diagnose or treat this condition. This book would be useful to fellow professionals as well as laypersons.

TMD is real, and poorly understood by many. Uppgaard does us a favor, too, by discussing TMD and whiplash injuries. Clearly a hot debate in the medical and engineering literature, even the national auto insurance industry admits that TMJ injuries occur at least 4% of the time. My guess, based on ten years experience treating motor vehicle collision (MVC) injuries is that the TMJ is injured closer to 50% of the time.

In any case, arguments such as "the TMJ cannot be injured in MVC" are clearly ridiculous based just on the epidemiological literature. Further, the methods used to investigate injury to the TMJ in human volunteer auto crash testing are still inadequate, still insensitive. An analogy would be to perform an MRI of the cervical spine in a patient after a car crash, getting a positive study showing a mildly herniated disc, only to find out during surgery (I referred the patient due to lack of treatment response after FOUR weeks, the federal and state standard for chiropractic medicine) that the disc is SEVERELY herniated, that two other disc "bulges" are in fact disc ruptures, and that there is severe damage to the posterior longitudinal ligament, facet capsular ligaments and interspinous ligaments. In plain English, the MRI is mostly a very INSENSITIVE test for seeing damage to ligaments other than the discs, even though it is often OVERVALUED by physicians, patients, and researchers studying MVC. And what you really have in this example is a grossly false negative study (see studies in Medline like those by Taylor et al. looking at autopsy studies of the spines of MVC victims who died of natural causes within days after their crashes).

So if your physician isn't looking for TMJ sprain-strain or dysfunction after a MVC, he or she isn't going to find it (and if your physician that day is an insurance company doctor, this could be the case, nudge, nudge, know what I mean?). And just because your doctor doesn't find a TMD or doesn't talk about it with you, or more commonly, doesn't WANT to talk about it with you (is embarrassed to say "I don't know", a common, arrogant, and too often devastating mistake), that doesn't mean your TMJ hasn't been injured.

Bravo for Dr. Uppgaard for bringing this common injury and condition to the masses. It provides a refreshing alternative to misguided books like one by Ferrari ("The Whiplash Encyclopedia") which denies TMD from whiplash, is biased, and which is hardly encyclopedic.

I would encourage both patients and their doctors to read Dr. Uppgaard's very useful book!

Great Book for Patients and Dentists Alike, February 20, 2005
I'm a dental student and just finished reading the book. The self-help exercises, accompanied by illustrations, are very beneficial to patients. I'm recommending this book to my family, friends, and patients to better help them understand their joint problems and simple -but often overlooked- ways to have a better lifestyle. I appreciate the author's natural approach in which resorting to splints or surgery is considered only after natural methods have not proven successful.

Exercises made a big difference, December 28, 1999
I started the exercises in this book (very simple to do) and noticed a big improvement in the symptoms I had with TMJ. I highly recommend it.

Informative, empowering and effective, July 23, 2007
I caught my clenching and/or bruxing early. However I'd chipped a rear molar in my sleep. Both of my rear molar were extremely temperature and pressure sensitive to the point that eating, drinking and tooth brushing were pure misery. I suffered from a constant sick headache. Bright lights and moderately loud sounds made it feel much worse. If I happened to accidently graze a rear-upper molar with a lower one, the pain just about sent me through the roof.

I seriously had visions of having both of those teeth pulled as they hurt almost as much as a bona fide toothache. Sadly this book told of desperate people who had done exactly that under similar circumstances. But their tooth remained because they never treated the cause of it. Since I found it highly unlikely that I developed abscesses in both upper-rear molars simultaneously, TMJ seemed a likely culprit. Hence I found this book:

This book explains the causes of your suffering so that it's not so frightening, and it give you options so that you don't additionally feel like a powerless victim at the mercy of the overpriced and cash-crazed American medical system that seems obsessed with drugging you or cutting you. Sadly such approaches have made things far worse for TMJ sufferers, and even more sadly, they may have been entirely unnecessary for many such sufferers.

While there are many alternative. noninvasive and VASTLY less expensive strategies in this book, for me hot compresses provided short-term quick tangible relief when pressed against jaw joint and muscles. In conjunction with these muscle balms such as arnica gel, its attached homeopathic pellets as well as Tiger balm provided partial temporary analgesic relief on my cheek, jaw, temple and forehead muscles so I could at least get to sleep. Just be careful not to get the stuff in your eyes. This was all fine and good for treating the symptoms of my TMJ, but it wasn't enough. I wanted the cure.

For me at least, I didn't discover the REAL cure until several miserable days later which is as follows: In conjunction with the aforementioned hot compresses, it consisted of my best friend telling me about Dr. Oz's suggestion of using a wine cork vertically between the front upper and lower teeth so that the massester muscles can relax into a stretch. It really was that simple. While your masseter (jaw) muscle are stretching you can lie down, sit up, walk, drive, read, watch TV or whatever. And if your significant other ever told you to "put a cork in it," well then...there's that too.

I imagine if you do an advanced Google search such as: "Dr. Oz" and "wine cork" and TMJ, that should find it quick.

Be aware that like during any stretch of a spasmed muscle, masseter muscles with TMJ are particularly stiff and might even be a trifle sore thus requiring more than just a single effort, or a brief one for that matter. Keep in mind that during the first part of the stretch, your referred pain (in my case my upper-rear teeth) hurt more for a few dozen seconds. But being accustomed to that from yoga I stuck with it. You need to let go, relax and breath into the stretch. It hurt like blazes at first, but it let go bit by bit until miraculously it disappeared altogether. What was at least as remarkable though, was that during the stretch the adjacent forehead, temple and scalp muscles muscles (the cause of your peripheral headaches and eye pain, by the way) abruptly let go and relaxed from trying to compensate for the misalignment of the masseters. As a result, the peripheral headaches and eye strain pain vanished immediately. Bonnie Prudden's book explains why this is so. It's really a helpful book so that you have the overall understanding of why your eyes and head hurts too during TMJ.

Since then if I've an occasional twinge due to stress, I nightly resume wearing the brand name mouth guard called "The Doctor's Night Guard" well, ah... nightly, just in case I'm bruxing. And during the day I resume the cork stretching, and that does the trick. The last time I had to do so the tooth sensitivity (minor to moderate that time) was gone in less than 24 hours including time asleep.

In addition, if you're suffering from TMJ, someone I know also swears by her chiropractor's use of an ultrasonic muscle massage. I personally never tried that because I never needed to, but if my suggestions do not work for you, then that might be an option as well. Otherwise do like I did and research your options before you let anyone do anything to you that very well may be irreversible.

Amazing book!, November 20, 2006
When I was going through my Divorce, I started having extreme symptoms of TMJ, but didn't know exactly what it was at first or how to deal with it.

My jaw was like iron, and sometimes I couldn't even open my mouth enough to bite into an apple. My normally thin face was now completely swollen in its lower half, and I physically looked like a different person because of it. My jaw also clicked loudly and VERY painfully....it was truly horrible.

My dentist gave me a bite guard to wear at night which did help, but I still hadn't returned back to 'normal'. Then I bought this book.

This probably sounds made up, as if I'm a relative of the author's, but I'm not exaggerating when I say this book literally changed my life, and brought me back to feeling and looking like the person I was before.

The stretching exercises are very simple and basic, but were EXTREMELY effective for me. I no longer need to wear my bite guard at night, and still do the stretches every night, which only take a few minutes (and are SO worth it!). ... Read more

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Excellent Textbook, March 31, 2000
This book is written for dental hygiene students, but it would also make an excellent undergraduate dental text. It is organized by dental application and includes laboratory exercises at the end. The format is affordable soft cover and two-column outline text with well-chosen black and white figures. This book is less technical than Phillips' (Skinner's) Science of Dental Materials. ... Read more

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Great Book!, June 2, 2009
Great book....Needed it for my education as a dental hygienist. Easy to read and great resource for even after school. Great product...even if your not in school! LOL- wish it was cheaper though! ... Read more

Editorial Review

How do we understand and also assess the health care of America? Where is health care provided? What are the characteristics of those institutions which provide it? Over the short term, how are changes in health care provisions affecting the health of the population, the cost of care, and access to care?

Health Care Delivery in the United States, now in a thoroughly updated and revised 9th edition, discusses these and other core issues in the field. Under the editorship of Dr. Kovner and with the addition of Dr. James Knickman, Senior VP of Evaluation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, leading thinkers and practitioners in the field examine how medical knowledge creates new healthcare services. Emerging and recurrent issues from wide perspectives of health policy and public health are also discussed.

With an easy to understand format and a focus on the major core challenges of the delivery of health care, this is the textbook of choice for course work in health care, the reference for administrators and policy makers, and the standard for in-service training programs.

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A very good overview of the U.S. health care system and its issues, July 24, 2010
I am using this book to guide me through a self-study of the U.S. health care system. This textbook was used in a fall 2008 course on the U.S. Health Care System taught by Peter Budetti, M.D., J.D., at the Department of Health Administration and Policy, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. While only four years old, this 9th edition is already out-of-date in some ways, since so much has happened recently as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordability Act of 2010. But it's a good place to start.

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Good summary of US health system, November 7, 2009
For members of the healthcare profession or a studious lay person. this provides a very good review of the current "nonsystem". Gives pause about how current legislation could improve it for all citizens.

Required text for class, but highly biased, December 14, 2009
I was required to buy this book for a masters level class, "Systems of Healthcare Delivery". Although I had to read the book, it was everything that I could do to force myself to do it. This book is exactly what the critics of liberal bias and indoctrination are talking about when it comes to universities.

My HA book review, September 30, 2009
I really enjoyed my exprience on Amazon.com
The book is intense in terms of health policies knowledge.
great book.

Exactly the text looking for, June 24, 2009
This was the first time I bought a text book on line vs going to our local school book store. I was worried about buying the wrong book, but it was the same book for much less. Thanks. I WILL be comming back to look for next semesters books. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Easy to read and easy to follow, Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 6th Edition provides an understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology. It covers the most common drugs that you will encounter in clinical practice -the drugs a patient may already be taking and the drugs prescribed by the dentist. A logical and consistent organization makes it easy to look up drug group indications, pharmacokinetics, pharmacologic effects, adverse reactions, drug interactions, and dosages. Ensure patient safety with this essential reference!

• Drug interactions are emphasized, with explanations of why specific drugs may or may not be appropriate for use in a dental treatment plan.
• Note boxes highlight important concepts, indications, contraindications, memory tools, warnings, and more.
• Chapter review questions help you assess your understanding.
• Informative appendixes make it easy to look up need-to-know information.

• A new Hygiene-Related Oral Disorders chapter summarizes prevention and treatment of dental caries, gingivitis, and tooth hypersensitivity.
• A new Natural/Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements chapter relates this fast-growing area to dental hygiene.
• New Dental Hygiene Considerations boxes show how principles of pharmacology apply specifically to dental hygienists.
• Additional illustrations and tables simplify difficult concepts, including topics such as receptors and metabolism.
• A new full-color insert illustrates examples of many common oral pathological conditions.

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Great condition, June 27, 2009
The book was in great condition, it looked brand new, it didn't take long to get here so that was wonderful also, since i needed my book asap. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Essentials of Global Health is one of the newest texts in the Essential Public Health series. The book is a clear, concise, and user-friendly introduction to the most critical issues in global health. It illustrates key themes with an extensive set of case studies, examples, and the latest evidence. While the book offers a global perspective, particular attention is given to the health-development link, to developing countries, and to the health needs of poor and disadvantaged people. This introductory level textbook is perfect for undergraduate students and others new to the field of public health or global health. It is based on and designed for a one-semester global health course. ... Read more

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The best Global Health book, December 15, 2009
Excellent conditions and arrived on time. The book is amazing, explanations are clear and interesting. Couldn't stop reading it. The case studies are very useful. This is the best book if you want to learn about Global Health.

Excellent condition, September 19, 2009
The book arrived in a timely manner and was in excellent condition - couldn't have asked for a better one! ... Read more