Adhesive Technology for Restorative Dentistry

1391 nutritional health, and emerging research and practices regarding nutrition, diet, and oral medicine. Although the chapter “Complementary and Alternative Medical Practices” include some therapies not recognized as the standard of care by the American Dental Association, it is well written and informative. Section four, “Select Diseases and Conditions with Known Nutrition and Oral Health Consequences,” includes chapters on diabetes mellitus, HIV, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, and wound healing. These chapters focus on oral conditions that result from the above conditions, along with therapies and dietary suggestions that can be found in their respective chapters and the appendices Section five, “Education and Practice,” contains two chapters: “Approaches to Oral Nutrition Health Risk Assessment,” which includes effective tools for patient evaluation, and “Oral Medicine and Nutrition Education,” which emphasizes the importance of nutrition education as a core component in curriculum and continuing education. This book is highly recommended to the readers of the Journal of Dental Education. It is well suited for clinicians (dental, medical, and dietician), educators, and dental and hygiene students and will prove most useful. It should be purchased as a valuable addition to the professional library.