This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is comprehensive and concise information source on special care dentistry by the foremost authority on the subject in the UK.

Crispian Scully is a Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health; and is emeritus Professor at UCL. He is Co-Editor of Oral Diseases, Medicina Oral, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry.Crispian Scully is Past-President of the International Academy of Oral Oncology, European Association of Oral Medicine, British Society for Oral Medicine and British Society of Disability and Oral Health, he has served as Dean in Bristol and UCL; on the General Dental Council; on the Councils of the Royals colleges in Glasgow and Edinburgh; and on committees of NICE and CRUK, He has written and edited over 45 books, written over 150 book chapters and has over 1000 papers cited on MEDLINE. He has received the CBE, University of Helsinki Medal of Honour, University of Santiago de Compostela Medal, University of Granada Medal, Fellowship of UCL, and honorary degrees from the Universities of Athens, Granada, Helsinki and Pretoria. He has received the UK Dental Award for the Most Outstanding Achievements in Dentistry, the Awards of the Spanish Society for Oral Medicine and the Hellenic Society for Oral Medicine, and the International Award of the Spanish Society for Oral Surgery.Pedro Diz Dios is qualified in Medicine and is a Specialist in Stomatology at Santiago de Compostela University (Spain). He trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Freiburg University Hospital (Germany), gaining his Doctor of Philosophy PhD (Freiburg University). He is Professor, Consultant and Head of the Special Needs Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Santiago de Compostela University. He was Director of the Stomatology Department and he is Director of the Master¿s Program on "Dental management of patients with systemic diseases at the Santiago de Compostela University. He is a Council member of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health (IADH). He is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the UCL-Eastman Dental Institute (London). He is Editor in Chief of Special Care in Dentistry, Associate Editor of Oral Diseases Journal, Medicina Oral Cirugía Oral y Patología Bucal, and Journal of Oral and Experimental Dentistry, as well as an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Disability and Oral Health. He has written about 200 peer-reviewed papers and co-authored several books.

1. INTRODUCTIONDefinitionsCauses of disabilityAccess and legal background (Disability Discrimination Act)Implications of disability legislation2. APPROPRIATE ORAL HEALTH CAREBarriers to oral healthcareGoalsThe people involved in providing careTreatment planning Consent Oral health in people with disabilitiesTreatment modification3. SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS; ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGEDAAcromegalyAddison's diseaseAIDS (see HIV/AIDS)AlcoholismAlzheimer's diseaseAmphetamine, LSD and Ecstasy abuseAnaemias; deficiency (and see specific conditions)Ankylosing spondylitisAngina (see Ischaemic Heart Disease)Anorexia (see Eating disorders)Anticoagulants (see Warfarinisation and Heparinisation)Anxiety statesAortic valve diseasesArthritis (see Gout, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis)AspleniaAsthmaAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutismBBedbound patientsBleeding disorders (see specific diseases)Blind patients (see Visually impaired)Bone marrow transplantationBulimia (see Eating disorders)CCancer (of head and neck)Cardiac arrhythmiasCardiac failureCerebral palsyChairbound patients (see Spina bifida)ChemotherapyChristmas diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCocaine abuseCongenital heart diseaseCreutzfeldt Jakob diseaseCrohn diseaseCushing's syndromeCystic fibrosisDDeafness (see Hearing impaired)DepressionDiabetes insipidusDiabetes mellitusDown syndromeDrug abuse (see individual drugs)Drug allergiesEEating disorders ElderlyEnd of life careEndocarditisEndocrinopathies (see specific diseases)EpilepsyFFallot¿s tetralogy (see Congenital heart disease)GGlucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency Gout Graft versus host disease (GVHD)HHaemophilia AHearing impairedHeart transplantationHeparinisationHepatitis (B,C,and D viruses and autoimmune)Heroin and opioid abuseHIV / AIDSHuntington¿s choreaHydrocephalusHyperaldosteronismHyperparathyroidismHypertensionHyperthyroidismHypochondriasisHypoparathyroidism HypopituitarismHypothyroidismIImmunodeficiencies (primary)Immunosuppressive treatmentInfectious diseases Inhalant abuseIschaemic heart diseaseLLearning impairmentLeukaemiasLiver cirrhosisLiver failureLiver transplantationLung transplantationLupus erythematosusLymphomasMMalignant hyperthermia (Malignant hyperpyrexia; MH; MHS; King-Denborough syndrome)ManiaMarijuana abuseMitral valve diseaseMotor neurone diseaseMultiple sclerosis (disseminated sclerosis)Muscular dystrophiesMyasthenia gravisNNeutropenia and neutrophil defectsNicotine abuseOOsteoarthritisOsteoporosis PPaget's diseasePalliative care (see Bedbound patients)Pancreatic transplantation Paralyses (of head and neck)Paraplegia (see Cerebral palsy and Spina bifida)ParkinsonismPhobiasPhysically disabled patients (see specific conditions)PorphyriasPregnancyRRadiotherapyRenal disease (chronic renal failure)Renal transplantationRespiratory disease (see specific conditions)Rheumatic feverRheumatoid arthritisRickets and osteomalaciaSSchizophreniaSclerodermaSickle cell anaemia Sjogren syndromeSpina BifidaSplenectomy (see Asplenia)Steroids (Corticosteroids)Stroke and other cerebrovascular accidentsTThalassaemia ThrombocytopeniaTransplant patientsTraumatic injury to CNSTuberculosisUUlcerative colitisVVisually impairedVon Willebrand diseaseWWarfarinisation4. MAIN OROFACIAL PROBLEMSTeethTraumaTooth wearCariesErosionPeriodontiumPeriodontal diseaseSalivaryDroolingDry mouthMucosaMucosal lesionsBitingOthersBruxismHalitosisRetching