Faculty Member's Book Published by Arizona and California Health Services
Carla Lidner, SD'90, MS, assistant professor of dental educational
services, and director of Oral Oncology Services in the School of Dentistry,
is co-author of a book which will be used by California and Arizona emergency
room physicians. The book is entitled, “Physician's Guide to Dental Emergencies.”
Dr. Lidner, who is a dental consultant to the Arizona Department of Health
Services, co-wrote the book with Don Altman, DDS, MPH, chief of the Office
of Oral Health for the Arizona DHS.
California's Dental Health Foundation has secured publishing rights to
the book, and has begun distributing it to emergency rooms across the
state. Dr. Lidner will present the book at conventions and in grand rounds
for physicians.
The chapters cover such topics as loose, intruded, avulsed, and fractured
teeth; toothaches; soft and hard tissue infections; laceration of soft
tissues; post-dental visit complications; temporomandibular disorders;
and local anesthesia. There are also charts for identification of teeth
and dental prescriptions.
Each chapter includes a tray setup with instruments and disposables needed,
conditions to rule out, the clinical presentation, treatment, suggested
analgesics or antibiotics, and recommended referral times.
Many of the photos and graphics for the book were supplied by members
of the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry faculty, including Robert
Frank, DDS, Liviu Eftimie, DDS, PG'98, Robert Kiger, SD'70, MS'85, and
Lane Thomsen, SD'65, MS'74. Content was reviewed by Garth Brown, DDS,
Leif K. Bakland, SD'63, Lloyd Baum, DMD, Harvey Zalsman, Jr., MD, SD'83,
Robert Clement, DDS, Susan Roche, SD'93, MS, and Philip Boyne, DMD, MS'61.
“During the editorial process, all of these faculty contributed helpful
suggestions and comments which I greatly appreciated,” says Dr. Lidner.
For information on obtaining the book, please write to the Dental Health
Foundation, 4340 Redwood Hwy., #319, San Rafael, CA 94903.
Carla Lidner, SD'90, MS
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