BE PROUD AS A DENTAL STUDENTS!

This will be the place we dental students share to you about our learning progress in IMU~~~ enjoy the journey........

Important links:
1. Malaysian Dental Association (http://www.mda.org.my/)
2. International Association of Dental Students (http://www.iads-web.org/)
3. Asia Pacific Dental Students Association (http://www.apdsa.com/)

DENTAL TEXTBOOKS (YEAR 1)

Foundation 1 (Dental) :

1) Netter's Head & Neck Anatomy For Dentistry by Neil S. Norton
Must have for all dental students as head and neck anatomy is crucial to us. Some might find this book not THAT useful, but this book has all the theory and facts plus the best possible illustrations to help fill the gaps in knowledge. However in terms of illustrations you may find that some pictures are a little too small for you to identify essential structures. Hence you may want to refer to the larger Netter's Atlas of anatomy. There is only one copy in the library.

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2) Anatomy of Orofacial structures by Brand and Isselhard
This is a book that greatly simplifies Dental anatomy. It is the exact book that Dr Zeinab uses for getting her images. It has all the necessary features of a tooth written out in essay form like a commentary and the best illustrations of a tooth where you will be able to identify each external feature clearly. There is a summary section at the back of the book complete with pictures for each tooth. Those should be enough to help you identify each tooth. There is only one copy in the library.

3) Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy
Nice to have but not really necessary to buy. Its advantages are that it shows the different variations of each tooth. However, some might find it time consuming to have to read through each long commentary of the tooth to search for important features. There are two copies available in the library.

4) Dental Embryology, Histology And Anatomy by Mary Bath-Balogh & Margaret J. Fehrenbach
Some people might find the anatomy section of this book interesting as it is easy to understand. There are not a lot of details here, but it is sufficient for understanding. This is a great book to start off dental studies .


Foundation 2 (Dental) :

1. Ten Cate's Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function
A book that will be your bible to oral histology. It has all the essential facts required by dental students during exams or PBLs. Prof Khoo likes to use some of these for OSPE and for her PBLs. However it may appear to be a little to deep at first to understand the subject matter. Hence you may want to refer to another book (Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology a clinical approach) before diving into the deep.

2. Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology: A Clinical Approach by Avery JK & Chiego DJ
An alternative book to Ten Cate. It is a simplistic and easier approach to oral histology with ample multicoloured illustrations to interest you. Prof Khoo has used quite a number of pictures from this book in her PBLs and lectures. Very straight forward with most but not all the essential stuff you need to know.

3. Essential Microbiology for Dentistry by Samaranayake L, Chuchill Livingstone
This book is used to study about oral biofilm.

4. Essentials of Dental Caries by Kidd EAM, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Very brief and simple book for caries. Simple and easy to understand.

5. Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology by Whaites E, Livingstone





**__** The books mentioned above are just recommendations by lecturers and students. Before buying any books, it is best to go to the library and browse through some of the books there to see which suit you more. There are absolutely no right or wrong books to buy, so remember to make good choices!

MEDICAL TEXTBOOKS(FOUNDATION)

Foundation 1 (Medical) :

1. Pearson Human Anatomy and Physiology by Marieb and Hoehn.
Most of the pictures and texts from the notes are extracted from this book. This book will teach you what you need to know, but it is not adequate and doesn’t explain thoroughly for further learning. Get it if you don't want to borrow from library as it's always "not available". This book is a must have as this will be your bible throughout Semester 1. It makes understanding the medical lecture notes slightly better.

2. Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 10th Edition (Tortora, Grabowski)
Some might love this book more than Marieb as it is more complete and has more details, but unfortunately it less preferred by the lecturers. You can have this if you want; rest assured it covers the same topics as Marieb, just with better details, so it is pretty suitable for foundation 1 & 2. The illustrations are better too.

3. Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy.
Excellent for anatomy, with nice hand drawn illustration with full details and labels. Useful for OSPE. It’s really good for anatomy, even when u go to Sem 3 4 5 etc. However, this is a book that you need not necessarily buy because you can freely borrow from the library as there are many copies available.

4. Harper's illustrated biochemistry.
You only need this book for 4 lectures or so. The notes cover the topic adequately. So, don't bother unless you are keen to learn more on biochemistry or having trouble understanding the topics.

5. Moore Dalley Clinically oriented Anatomy.
More detailed than Marieb in anatomy but lacks physiology. However it includes some important clinical scenario in respect to the systems that we are going to learn. Do not really recommend it because the way it is presented is not according to our lectures.

6.Lange's Review of Medical Physiology (Ganong)
Excellent book for studying physiology even in Sem 3,4,5, very detailed and up-to-date physiology book. It pretty much covers what Marieb has missed, good for PBL too! However, this book will cause information overload for dental student.

7.Medical dictionary .
Dorland's or Oxford's. Both are fine. Useful in Foundation 1 as you will initially have trouble understanding medial terms. But it is not necessarily a must have.











Foundation 2 (Medical) :

1. Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th Edition- Kumar (Papa Patho)

The medical students are recommended to buy this book, but for us dental students, it is complicated and has too much information than we are required to know. Mama patho is more than enough if you want more info.

2. Basic Pathology 8th Edition- Kumar (Mama Patho)

A must buy for studying pathology; it gives enough explanation of pathophysiology of the diseases, macro and microscopic picture of specimen, very useful for sem 3-5 too! Though some might think the notes are enough for us dental students, it is important for us to understand the whole idea of pathology and therefore, this book serves as a very important supplement. I recommend students to get this book because there is absolutely no harm learning more. Medical science has a strong relation to dentistry, more than you know, so get this book! You will understand pathology much better.

3. Medical Microbiology- Mims

Only a few lecturers like Dr Sushela Devi use this book for her notes. Some pages from this book are mentioned in lecture notes, so you might need to refer to this book. It is colourful and interesting to read but unfortunately, we do not need so much detail in microbiology as we only learn it in foundation 2 only. Borrow from the library if you have trouble understanding or get other books ie Review of Medical Microbiology 9th Edition -Levinson

4. Review of Medical Microbiology 9th Edition- Levinson

Some students bought this book as it is very good for microbiology. Straight forward and has all sorts of bacteria, viruses, fungi. It also has a good summary behind which is useful for exams

5. Basic Immunology 2nd Edition- Abbas

Only need for sem 2, so just borrow from library or photostat it. It is a good book for immunology and Prof Ammu gets her notes and pictures from here. But her notes are very sufficient and easy to understand. Immunology is less dull when you read this book but you don’t have to get it.

6. Macleod’s Clinical Examination- Douglas

It is important to get a clinical examination handbook as guide in CSU. CSU recommends Macleods as a must have for all students. It is easy to understand, has good illustrations and straight to the point.

7. Clinical Examination- Talley –

MUST BUY THIS OR MACLEODThis book is more detailed than Macleod, but Macleod is sufficient. But getting this book has its own advantage because it gives better and more explanation behind the clinical examination that we are taught. However, it has fewer illustrations than Macleod’s.

8. Atlas of Medically Important Parasites- Prof Mak

DENTAL STUDENTS do not learn so much about parasites, but it has many pictures of parasites that might ease further learning in parasitology. There is no harm getting this atlas, but it might not serve as a good purpose as parasitology is not an important component in dentistry. We are only required to have a basic idea on parasitology only.

9. Medical Microbiology made Ridiculously Simple –

It is very organised and summarized, and recommended by seniors as well. But to not rely on this book alone. It only serves to help with your memory.

10. Pharmacology

There is no need to buy any books for pharmacology as the notes are adequate. However, if you have trouble understanding the drugs, you can search for a green pharmaco book in the library.

For better understanding of drugs used in dentistry, you can go to Kamal’s and try search for a pharmacology for dental student book.