MCQs in dentistry

Prateek Biyani 2018; CreateSpace Independent Publishing; price £24.99 pp. 162 ISBN: 9781986214162

This is an essential read for dental undergraduates and postgraduates preparing for upcoming examinations. MCQs in dentistry covers a wide range of dental topics using a helpful, multiple-choice question and answer format. The areas covered in this dental revision tool are: restorative dentistry, oral medicine, oral surgery, oral pathology, paediatric dentistry and orthodontics, periodontics, pharmacology and human disease, dental materials and radiology.

The book has a simple and effective layout, which helps the reader to practise and improve their exam technique. Each subject is helpfully covered in its own chapter. It is easy to navigate thanks to a straightforward contents page, colour-coded sections, and bold graphics introducing each new topic. Some questions are illustrated with visual aids including sharp, coloured photographs and clear, diagnostic radiographs. This is particularly important when answering questions using the images provided in the 'Radiology' chapter. The quick-reference index at the end of the book allows the reader to easily find key areas they wish to focus on or to clarify.

Over 240 professionally written, exam-style questions are included in MCQs in dentistry. The questions in each section are relevant to current practice, clear and concise. The corresponding answers are conveniently located on the following page. Answers contain thorough explanations, encouraging further reading and creating links between the chapters. Studying through the book allows you to continually check your understanding and progress, allowing early identification of specific areas of knowledge you need to cover in more detail.

This bright and colourful, user-friendly book will be a fundamental revision aid for those studying towards undergraduate and postgraduate membership examinations. It is affordable and readily available in paperback and ebook formats to suit different readers. I would also strongly recommend this book to all practising dental clinicians as an excellent way of updating and refreshing knowledge quickly, as well as a resource to inspire further reading.

Jenny Girdler