Dental Erosion and Its Clinical Management

Science : Prevalence, Incidence and Distribution of Dental Erosion.- The Dental Erosion Process.- Causes of Dental Erosion: Intrinsic Causes.- Causes of Dental Erosion: Extrinsic Causes.- Clinical Practice : Diagnosis of Dental Erosion.- Assessment and Monitoring of Dental Erosion.- Dental Erosive Wear Risk Assessment.- Prevention and Control of Dental Erosion: Patient Self-Care.-Prevention and Control of Dental Erosion: Professional Clinical Care.- Prevention and Control of Dental Erosion: Dietary Management.- Prevention and Control of Dental Erosion: Psychological Management.- Prevention and Control of Dental Erosion: Gastroesophagel Reflux Disease Management.- Restoration of the Worn Dentition.- Non-Carious Cervical Lesions: Etiology, Prevalence and Management.- Dentin Hypersensitivity: Etiology, Prevalence and Management.- Patient Recall, Reassessment and Monitoring.

Prof. Bennett T.Amaechi, BDS, MSc, PhD, FADI, Professor ofDentistry and Director of Cariology in the Department of ComprehensiveDentistry of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio(UTHSCSA), specializesin three areas of dentistry, prosthodontics, preventive dentistry and cariology(caries management). He received his dentaldegree at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria. Dr.Amaechi began his career as a dentist with specialist training and Master'sdegree in prosthodontics and dental implantology at Guy's Hospital, Universityof London, UK, and he later gained a PhD degree in Cariology and PreventiveDentistry at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has authored several journalarticles, book and book chapters, and conference proceedings. He is a highly accomplisheddentist, scholar, educator and a dedicated mentor, who touches the careers ofmany faculty and students within and outside his institution, and at international level in more than 12 countries. He has been invited as guestspeaker at local, national and international levels. Dr.Amaechi was honored with Faculty Leadership award (2014) by the UTHSCSA FacultySenate in recognition of his leadership qualities and accomplishments, teachingexcellence award (2015) by UTHSCSA dental school, and Humanitarian/communityservice award (2015) by his local community. He is an active member and officerof various national and international professional and scientificorganizations.