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• The Seventh edition of this book adopts a friendly tow color format followed internationally by most publishers. 

• An effort has been made to improve the overall quality of the illustrations which have been painstakingly redrawn and enhanced using the latest available software.

• This book includes all the chapters and fully covers the syllabus prescribed by the Dental Council of India.

• Extensive coverage in-depth of various related topics has been done in order to reduce the task of students searching for many books.

• In a novel approach, special emphasis has been laid to describe the epidemiological aspects of oral diseases and conditions in an Indian situation rather than relying only on foreign background.

• Extensive coverage on the topic of "Fluorides" in Preventive Dentistry is included for the benefit of undergraduate students.

• The chapter on Biostatistics has been redone with suitable dental examples in order to simplify the topic and is illustrated with color plates.

• For a proper understanding of the subject, separate chapters have been set to explain "Definitions" frequently used in this subject.

• The Chapter on "Indices in Dental Epidemiology" is extensively revised by adding almost all the Indices available for Dental Diseases and Disorders. 

• Special considerations have been laid for recent topics of interest like Occupational Hazards & infection Control in Dentistry, Nutrition and Oral Health, Health Care Delivery Systems in India, and Health Economics.

• Chapters on "Establishing and Managing a Dental Office", : Mobile Dental Clinics" and a detailed explanation of "Case History" have been included which is very important for a graduating dentist.

• A new chapter on "Palliative Care" is value addition in this edition. 

• Dental professionals come across many patients with chronic and incurable diseases and understanding palliative care will help them provide better care to patients coming under their care.