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Product DescriptionThis pack brings together two essential texts on clinical dentistry, covering all core topics for a value-for-money price. The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry distils the essentials of clinical practice into concise notes whilst the Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Dentistry distils the core knowledge needed for exams into 270 questions.The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry is the indispensable guide for all dental students and practitioners.Concise and practically focused, the handbook balances a pragmatic approach alongside evidence-based clinical knowledge, guidelines and protocols. This handbook is in full colour, with even more images and diagrams to aid understanding. Accompanying this guide is Oxford Assess and Progress: Clinical Dentistry. Written and peer-reviewed by clinicians and mapped to dental school curricula, this is a revision book you can trust. Closely aligned to the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry, it is organised by specialties and includes cross references back to the Oxford Handbook for further revision. Detailed answers explain the rationale behind right and wrong answers, a four star rating system indicates question difficulty and key words highlight specific clues or words to assist with recall.About the AuthorDavid A. Mitchell,Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon; Honorary Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK,Laura Mitchell,Consultant Orthodontist; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, St Lukes' Hospital, Bradford; Leeds Dental Institute, UK,Nicholas Longridge,Academic Clinical Fellow/Specialty Registrar, Liverpool University Dental Hospital,Pete Clarke,Specialty Registrar in Restorative Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Raheel Aftab,General Dental Practitioner, Kent, SurreyDavid A. Mitchell qualified Dundee 1981 and trained throughout North-East England and Scotland. Co-author of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry in 1989. Appointed Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Lead for Head and Neck Cancer Services, Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals and Honorary Consultant and Senior Lecturer Leeds Teaching Hospitals. First Raven Department of Education Specialist Tutor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Specialist in maxillofacial oncological and reconstructive surgery, educator and developer and devisor of multiple specialist and generic courses with emphasis on education and human factors. Author: An Introduction to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (2006), "Bridging the Gap" course manuals, Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Curriculum 2007/2009 and 175 journal publications. Editor of British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2014 -2019 and Co-Director of Flap Raising and Microvascular Surgery courses.Laura Mitchell qualified Dundee 1981, trained in North-East England in Paedodontics and Orthodontics. Co-authored first edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry in 1989. Joined Bradford Hospitals NHS Trust in 1995 as Clinical Lead and Honorary Senior Lecturer (Leeds University) specialising in cleft lip and palate orthodontics. Author of An Introduction to Orthodontics in 1996. The Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery RCS from 2003 to 2013 with leadership roles inc. Vice-Dean (2004-6). Secretary to Dental Council Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 2013 for a term of 3 years. MBE for services to healthcare in 2010. British Orthodontic Society Distinguished Service award in 2012 and Colyer Gold medal by Dental Faculty of RCS England in 2013. Led development of postgrad exams, Chair of the Board of the Diploma in Orthodontic Therapy, Chair of Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Chairs Committee and Section Editor Faculty Dental Journal.Nicholas Longridge graduated from the University of Liverpool with a BSc (Hons) in Anatomy & Human Biology (2008) and followed this with a Bac