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The first in-depth study of Dickens's creative engagement with
popular science and medicine, this book brings to light the
scientific entertainments, shows and institutions, and the material
and print cultures that revolutionized the ways in which Victorian
audiences encountered childhood. It explores Dickens's literary and
journalistic writings, his private interests and public causes
across the span of his long career. In doing so, it offers a new
way of understanding Dickens's preoccupation with childhood by
showing how his fascination with novel scientific ideas about
childhood and with new practices of scientific inquiry shaped the
development of his narrative techniques and aesthetic imagination.
Drawing on fascinating archival material, this book reconstructs
Dickens's experience of mesmerist trials and hospital ward tours,
anatomical museums and popular scientific performances. It provides
new readings of some of Dickens's most famous works, including
Oliver Twist, Dombey and Son and Our Mutual Friend, as well as of
lesser-known texts. Dickens's child characters were a source of
inspiration to many medical writers, institutions and journalists,
and the book also traces how these groups appropriated Dickensian
characters and motifs in order to debate and bolster the authority
of new scientific ideas.
This text provides fresh perspectives on the object world, embodied
experience and materiality in nineteenth-century literature and
culture. Contributors explore canonical works by Austen, Bronte,
Dickens and James, alongside less-familiar texts and a range of
objects including nineteenth-century automata, scrapbooks, museum
exhibits and antiques.
This book takes a fresh look at childhood in Dickens' works and in
Victorian science and culture more generally. It offers a new way
of understanding Dickens' interest in childhood by showing how his
fascination with new scientific ideas about childhood and practices
of scientific inquiry shaped his narrative techniques and aesthetic
imagination.
A unique how-to guide for dental trainees on the practical
application of periodontal treatment Guide to Periodontal Treatment
Solutions for General Dentistry by Tobias Boehm and Sam Chui is a
concise textbook on periodontics geared towards dental students,
residents, and early-career general dentists. Each chapter includes
cases and evidence-based practice exercises that illustrate key
concepts and enable application of these concepts through
independent study or non-lecture based teaching methods. The book
is arranged in a logical sequence mirroring the manner in which
patients present with periodontal disease, from the initial exam to
state-of-the-art treatments. The opening chapters cover gingivitis
and disease basics, data collection, epidemiology, classification
systems, and diagnosis. Subsequent chapters encompass a wide array
of nonsurgical and surgical approaches for treating issues such as
gum pockets, furcation, gingival recession, mucogingival defects,
and tooth mobility, as well as when to refer patients. The latest
methods for controlling gingival inflammation are discussed,
including scaling and root planing, systemic and local
antimicrobial therapy, antiseptics, lasers, and photodynamic
therapy. Key Features Case studies, review questions and
explanations, coupled with diagrams and illustrations, enhance
understanding and knowledge retention Nine chapters feature key
points of periodontal treatment, with detailed step-by-step
instructions on how to approach clinical problems Prognostic tools
and risk assessments for predicting tooth longevity with discussion
of various tooth replacement options This is an essential resource
that guides dental students, residents and early career stage
dentists through the fundamental aspects of periodontal treatment.
The book also provides an excellent classroom tool for dental
school instructors. This book includes complimentary access to a
digital copy on https://medone.thieme.com.
Local papers have reported several accounts of the disappearances
of children throughout the county. Oddly enough the town of
Paradise has been spared this trauma. Police are investigating, but
there are few clues...Newly minted teacher, Debbi Gyl, is excited
to be heading to her first teaching position. The salary and
benefits were so enticing, she just couldn't refuse. Her excitement
will soon fade once she discovers that Paradise is hardly that.
There are secrets here that could affect her life forever, but only
if she survives...
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