Author: Gupte Satish

The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Dental Students knitted, with exactly what is required for dental students in the specialty of microbiology as per recommended syllabus for BDS by Dental Council of India. This book presents in a simple, brief and lucid manner with relevant colored illustrations, simplified diagrams, multicolored photographs, and tables are incorporated at relevant areas in the book. In this book includes especially clinical microbiology relevant to dental students undergoing BDS course. This book divided into eight sections: Divided into eight sections: General Bacteriology, Immunology, Systematic Bacteriology, Oral Microbiology, Virology, Mycology, Parasitology and Clinical Microbiology. The book enriches with information on latest issues like HIV, Swine flu, Hepatitis, Bird flu, SARS, Biofilm, etc. and discussed briefly Bacteriology, Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Parasitology, Mycology and Clinical Microbiology relevant to dental infections. Section on oral microbiology in included covering a general outline, treatment and prevention of various infections of oral/dental diseases. In this book, various oral infections are discussed ranging from dental caries, periodontal infections to oral mucosal and systemic infections. The topics like cleaning, disinfection and sterilization in dental surgery are also included in the text.