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Written in an easy-to-read, accessible manner, Whaites’ Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals, 5th Edition, is an up-to-date, full-colour text ideal for today’s dental care professionals (DCPs). It provides must-know, highly illustrated information, carefully presented to ensure clarity of understanding for success in examinations as well as confidence and safety in clinical practice. Written by two well-known and respected experts in the field, this text is essential reading for all DCPs preparing to undertake examinations in dental radiography and who intend to undertake clinical imaging as part of their day-to-day practice. Provides comprehensive, on-level coverage of the radiography and radiology topics DCPs need to know Addresses radiography, radiation protection, and interpretation of dental diseases, accompanied by online self-assessment exercises at the end of each chapter Utilizes a full-colour design to aid navigation and visual understanding, as well as a clear, accessible approach to the subject that makes learning easier and more enjoyable Contains more than 650 illustrations-many new to this edition-that present clinical, diagnostic, and practical information in an easy-to-understand manner An ideal study resource, specifically for DCPs such as dental nurses, dental hygienists, and dental therapists learning dental radiography and radiology An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

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Nicholas Drage is a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff. He qualified from Guy's Dental School in 1989 and, after a year in general dental practice, spent four years in junior hospital posts in various specialities including oral and maxillofacial surgery obtaining his Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1994. He worked in the Unit of Dental Radiology at Guy's Hospital for seven years from 1995-2002, firstly as a specialist registrar and then as a lecturer. He obtained his Diploma in Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1997. Nicholas is registered on the General Dental Council's specialist list for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, has headed up the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology within the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff since 2002 and is currently a member of the Diploma in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (DDMFR) Examining Board of the Royal College of Radiologists. He is responsible for teaching the BDS dental imaging course and lectures on a number of additional post-graduate radiological and radiation protection courses across the UK. He is President-elect of the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BSDMFR).

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