Rushik DhadukBDS
Tutor, Dharmsinh Desai University
Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Foreword Mahesh Verma
Bimal S Jathal
NJ Nirmal
Amish Mehta
Rahul K Thakkur
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Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation
First Edition: 2012
9789350253687
Printed in India
5Affectionally dedicated to
my parents and my dearest bhai and bhabhi
“When emotions are profound, words sometimes are not sufficient to express our thanks and gratitude”
With these few words, I am trying to express my feelings towards my family members for their dedication for my happiness. No words can ever express what their constant undemanding love, sacrifice and prayers have done to help me achieve whatever I am today.
My father's dedication to his work has stirred my mind all the time to work restlessly. His few enforcing words during my childhood have always enforced me during muddling time in my life. He has always stood next to me with elucidation to all problems.
My mother's soothing voice and caring nature has always been booster in my life. She has put piles of efforts and dedications to mould me. I lay this book at her feet.
My brother Mr Bhavikkumar Dhaduk's words are hard to find, when it comes to highlight his role, in my life. I express my thanks to him for his physical presence and sentimental support at very critical times often encountered in my life. I thank him for always standing by aside. He is a friend and a guide, who stood by me as a pillar of strength, shielding and taking care of all my weaknesses. This book bears an indelible imprint of his meticulous work.
I am very delighted to write the foreword for the book titled Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation by Dr Rushik Dhaduk.
The book covers varied important topics pertaining to different specialties especially Oral Radiology, Conservative Dentistry, Periodontics, Oral Pathology, Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Surgery. The book is targeted at young graduates and students preparing for examinations and clinical practice. The book carries basic and clinical sciences topics with illustrations, tables and charts in order to make it userfriendly and attractive. Extensive coverage of important subject matter has been done so as to reduce the task of searching and referring multiple books by the reader. The material has been presented in a very precise and lucid manner so that it could be easily memorized and recollected during the examinations. The undergraduate students would surely find the contents very easy to assimilate and reproduce. The point-wise articulation and self-explanatory diagrams would surely help students cracking the examinations easily.
I congratulate Dr Rushik Dhaduk who is one of the youngest authors for this novel and creative endeavor. I wish him a great future and many editions of the publication.
Prof Mahesh Verma
Director–Principal
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
New Delhi–110002, India
Vice President, Dental Council of India
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I am very delighted to write foreword for the book titled Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation by Dr Rushik Dhaduk. The book is most comprehensive text of its kind. Carefully designed diagrams are easy to follow. The book is targeted to undergraduate dental students and it comprises of some of the essential topics from different dental subjects. I wholeheartedly admire Dr Rushik Dhaduk for his hard work and creativity. Today, as he paints his masterpiece in this book, he puts his years of hard work, learning and dedication into it. I wish him a great future ahead.
Dr Bimal S Jathal mds (Periodontics)
Dean, Faculty of Dental Sciences
Dharmsinh Desai University
Nadiad, Gujarat, India
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It gives me immense pleasure to know that one of my students Dr Rushik Dhaduk has written a book titled as Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation for undergraduate dental students. This book can be helpful to them for examination purpose. Various topics are selected and detailed by him after referring various journals and articles. I wish him all the best for his future.
Dr NJ Nirmal mds (Prosthodontics)
Dean, Manubhai Patel Dental College
Baroda, Gujarat, India
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Rushik, as I have always known him, came across my attention not only as a student but also as an innovator and orator in extracurricular activities. While in our department, he was a master juggler of wire bending. His constant perseverance towards academic excellence has always impressed me. Spending even a few minutes with him one cannot avoid being motivated even as a teacher. That he has put on paper his knowledge, to share with peers, and juniors is a very commendable task. While proofing the book, I realized the simplicity in the approach to thoroughly prepare students for the examination. There is no ambiguity that this compilation will enable the students to take up the challenges of a drilling examination with confidence. Dear students, Godspeed.
Dr Amish Mehta mds (Orthodontics)
Professor and Head
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
Faculty of Dental Sciences, Dharmsinh University
Nadiad, Gujarat, India
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This new book by Rushik Dhaduk is a well-organized, well-written and up-to-date treatise. This book is unique as it has a specific intention of helping the hugely burdened final year dental students to finish the last lap with ease. The lucid language and illustrations certify this fact and the page on “Instructions to the reader” would be useful to students. This huge volume was created by Rushik's untiring efforts. The ultimate beneficiaries of the ideas expressed in the book, of course, are the exam-going students. I have had the pleasure of knowing Rushik, right from his undergraduate days and now as a consultant in implantology. His approach to the art and science of dentistry is very unique and I am sure that it will rub upon the readers as they go across this book.
Dr Rahul K Thakkur mds (omfs)
Facial plastic (KEM), Head Neck Surgery (TMH)
Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Manubhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Baroda
13Preface
Essentials of Dentistry—Quick Review and Examination Preparation is a unique blend of essences from numerous publications and from various standard sources. In a novel approach, special emphasis has been laid down to arrange reading material in a precise manner that can easily be memorized and recollected during the stressful exam hours. Illustrations have been enriched and arranged in the best possible manner. The layout is made more userfriendly and attractive.
My personal experience during exam preparation and studies helped me a lot to develop the book in a very friendly manner. I was preparing for this book since my college days and it carries my efforts in a very simple language with useful contents. It took years to shape this book in the best possible manner. The book is my little effort to lend a hand to the undergraduate students and it could be a real comrade to the students for exam preparation.
When I look at this publication, I see many hearts and hands to mould this into shape. I hope that the book will help the students to cope up the tight exam schedule by quick review of important topics. Basic topics and frequently asked questions are prepared in a more simplified and comprehensive manner. Various mnemonics will be much useful to memorize and reproduce the details. I am sure that the book will find its own place among undergraduate dental student community.
As no one is perfect in absolute sense, I also humbly accept my shortcomings while writing this book and therefore I sincerely welcome the valuable suggestions from my senior colleagues, students and other readers. As you walk through the pages of this book, you might come across certain errors and mistakes or in the treatment of a subject as a whole. Your suggestions are always welcomed at feedback@drrushik.com for improving the next edition.
15Acknowledgments
First of all, I would like to convey my sincere thanks to all my teachers, my college; Manubhai Patel Dental College and Oral Research Centre, Baroda, Gujarat, India and the Chairman of the college Dr Rajendrasinh Rathore; Dean of the College Dr NJ Nirmal, and the Ex Dean Dr Ramesh Suchde, for taking me to this stand. It is a well-known fact that God comes to us in various forms, as parents and as teachers. Some teachers treat us as if we were their own children and they do take personal care of us. I would always remain grateful and obliged to my teachers for their sincere efforts and keen interest since budding stage of my undergraduate studies. It is my honor to thank every teacher of this institute.
The word TEACHER refers not only to the person who teaches you in the school or college but also to the person who teaches you in one or another way at any point of life. In this context, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Dr Bimal S Jathal for giving me the opportunity to be a part of the teaching faculty of well reputed institution and to all the members of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India for corroborating me and improving my knowledge and skill.
I strongly believe in saying, “Tell me your friends and I will tell you your future”. My special thanks to all my dearest friends Dr Vipul Munia, Dr Megha Patel, Dr Brijesh Patel, Dr Khushal Dodiya, Dr Dilesh Bagadiya, Dr Jignesh Patel, Dr Dhaval Patel, Dr Bhargav Patel and Dr Deval Patel, without their wholehearted support and encouragement this would not have been possible. The erudition of my friends and colleagues has been a constant source of inspiration to me. They worked with me night and day throughout the making of this book.
Dr Brijesh Patel (Ahmedabad), a leading Dental Implant Surgeon and guide to my practice deserves special thanks for his continuous support and encouragement extended as ever during the course of this work, which has converted this “idea” of my mind into a “book”.
My regards to Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing), Mrs Samina Khan (PA to Director), Mr KK Raman (Production Manager), Mr Akhilesh Kumar Dubey, Hemant Kumar and production staff of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, for their support, devotion and keen interest in shaping the book.
I am also much obliged to Mr Abhijit Bose, Branch Manager and other staff, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for their support in making this book published to you.