Biomaterial Database

The role of the sports team dentist. 1991

W C Godwin

School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

In all, there is much to be done in the field of sports dentistry. Participation by the dentist can be very rewarding, not only for the good will generated, but for the personal satisfaction derived when it is realized that the dentist has not only treated the injured athlete, but may have prevented many more potential injuries from occurring.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003813	Dentistry	The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001265	Athletic Injuries	Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.	Sports Injuries,Injuries, Athletic,Injuries, Sports,Athletic Injury,Injury, Athletic,Injury, Sports,Sports Injury
D013178	Sports Medicine	The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.	Medicine, Sport,Medicine, Sports,Sport Medicine