Integrated Clinical Orthodontics

Integrated Clinical Orthodontics: Your Guide to Patient-Centered Care

Integrated Clinical Orthodontics is an important new resource on the clinical interactions between the practice of orthodontics and other areas of clinical dentistry and medicine. At its heart is the paradigm of patient-centered care, integrating the knowledge, skills, and experience of all the disciplines of dentistry and medicine to help orthodontists arrive at an accurate diagnosis and a comprehensive treatment plan.

Key Features:

• Holistic Approach: Integrates the knowledge, skills, and experience of all the disciplines of dentistry and medicine.
• Highly Visual and Practical Format: Uses clinical case presentations to illustrate the rationale and application of the integrated approach to a variety of clinical scenarios.
• Multidisciplinary Focus: Outlines and details the management of congenital orofacial deformities, sleep disorders, esthetic smile creation, and temporomandibular joint problems.
• Effective Communication: Includes specific protocols for effective communication with experts in other specialties.
• Patient-Centered Care: Eases the work of orthodontists in arriving at an accurate diagnosis and a comprehensive treatment plan, placing patient needs at the center.