UPFRONT
BOOK REVIEW
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
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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 funda-
mental 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