Mark Greenwood, BDS, MB ChB, MDS, PhD, FDSRCS, FRCS (England and Edinburgh), FRCS (OMFS), FHEA, is Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Clinical Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences and Honorary Clinical Professor of Medical Education in Dentistry at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, UK. From 2013 to 2015 he was Co-Clinical Director for the Dental Directorate in Newcastle. His main interests are the academic aspects of oral and maxillofacial surgery and the interface between medicine and dentistry. Prof. Greenwood has a special interest in undergraduate medical education in Dentistry, with a focus on teaching of core principles and development of clinical observational skills. He has authored a number of books including former editions of A Clinical Guide to General Medicine and Surgery for Dental Practitioners (BDJ Books).

Explains the effects of a wide variety of medical and surgical conditions on patients seen in everyday dental practice

Addresses considerations in particular patient populations

Describes impacts on treatment planning

Provides guidance on drug interactions

History and Examination in the Clothed Patient in the Dental Surgery.- The Cardiovascular System and Dental Practice.- The Respiratory System and Dental Practice.- The Gastrointestinal System and Dental Practice.- Neurological Disorders and Dental Practice.- Liver Disease and Dental Practice.- The Endocrine System and Dental Practice.- Renal Disorders and Dental Practice.- The Musculoskeletal System and Dental Practice.- Haematology and Patients with Bleeding Problems and Dental Practice.- Metabolic Disorders and Dental Practice.- Skin Disorders and Dental Practice.- Psychiatry and Dental Practice.- Cancer, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy and Dental Practice.- The Paediatric Patient and Dental Practice.- The Older Patient and Dental Practice.- Medical Emergencies in Dentistry.- Infections and Infection Control in Dental Practice.- Immunology and the Dental Practitioner.