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Sports Dentistry

Sports Dentistry--What Is It?

Definition of Sports Dentistry

Sports Dentistry is the branch of sports medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of dental injuries and related oral diseases associated with sport and exercise.
Academy for Sports Dentistry (ASD) (November 18, 2012)

Position Statements from ASD (Approved by the Academy for Sports Dentistry Board of Directors Updated: 06/19/19)

  • Qualifications of a Team Dentist
  • A Properly Fitted Mouthguard
  • The Use of Mouthguards and Other Oral Appliances for the Prevention of Concussion and Enhancement of Strength and Performance
  • Mouthguard Mandates
  • Sports Dentistry in the Dental School Curriculum
  • Tobacco, Smokeless Tobacco, and Vaping Position Statement

Sports Dentistry--Selected Books

Advances in Sports Dentistry

Dental Clinics of North America (2000) 44(1), 1-235.

Head and Neck Injuries in Young Athletes

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Springer

Modern Sports Dentistry

Ebook: Licensed for 1 user via Ebook Central

Specific Sports-Related Injuries

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Springer

Sports Dentistry : Principles and Practice

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Wiley

Sports Dentistry--3 feature articles

CDA Journal, May 2005 vol. 33(5)

Sports Dentistry--3 feature articles

CDA Journal , June 2005 vol. 33(6).

Sideline Management in Sports

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Springer

Sport and Oral Health : A Concise Guide

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Ebook Central

Sport and Oral Health : A Concise Guide

Ebook: Licensed for unlimited users via Springer

Other Resources