Investigation of oral disease; disorders of development of the teeth and related tissues; dental caries; diseases of the dental pulp; apical periodontitis, resorption, hypercementosis and acute injuries to the teeth; periodontal disease; prevention of dental disease; major oral, perioral and related systemic infection; extraction of teeth and related problems; cysts of the jaws; tumours and tumour-like lesions of the jaws; genetic, metabolic and other non-neoplastic diseases of bone; fractures of the jaws and facial skeleton; disorders of the temporomandibular joints and periarticular tissues; stomatitis and related diseases; oral white lesions, precancer, cancer and other soft tissue tumours; diseases of the salivary glands; pain, anxiety and neurological disorders; control of pain and anxiety - anaesthesia and sedation in dentistry; systemic disease and related problems affecting dentistry; sudden loss of consciousness and other emergencies in dental practice; effects of radiation on the mouth and jaws and radiation protection in dentistry; oral disease in the child; oral disease in the elderly; occupational hazards to dental staff and patients; epidemiological aspects of oral disease and community dentistry. Appendices: The prophylaxis of infective endocarditis; cross-infection control - summary; the core of knowledge relating to radiation protection of patients and the statutory responsibilities.