Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "flexible study options and a multimedia approach to material presented, featuring case studies and answers/rationales for study questions."--Page 4 of cover.

Historical perspectives on dental hygiene and periodontology -- Periodontium: anatomic characteristics and host response -- Epidemiology of periodontal disease -- Microbiology of periodontal diseases -- Calculus and other disease-associated factors -- Gingival diseases -- Periodontal diseases -- Clinical assessment -- Treatment planning for the periodontal patient -- Occlusion and temporomandibular disorders -- Plaque and disease control for the periodontal patient -- Nonsurgical periodontal therapy -- Periodontal surgery -- Dental implants -- Periodontal emergencies -- Systemic factors influencing periodontal diseases -- Periodontal maintenance and prevention -- Prognosis after periodontal therapy.