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Next-Gen Dental Pharmacology is a concise, exam-oriented focused textbook that connects the science of medicines with the prevention and treatment of disease in the oral and maxillofacial region. It is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate dental students and interns. The book is organised in three parts across 49 chapters. Part I, General Pharmacology, builds the foundations: sources and dosage forms, prescription writing, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and receptors, adverse reactions, drug interactions and the principles of rational prescribing. Part II, Systemic Pharmacology, reviews drug groups by body system, including general anaesthetics, analgesics, opioids, sedatives, antiepileptics, autonomic and cardiovascular drugs, autacoids, drugs acting on blood, gastrointestinal and endocrine agents, corticosteroids, bisphosphonates, antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy, vitamins, chelating agents and the management of medical emergencies in the dental office, with a dental-implications chapter in each major area. Part III, Dental Pharmacology, addresses local anaesthetics and vasoconstrictors, antiseptics, bleaching, styptic and disclosing agents, dentifrices, mouthwashes and fluorides, common oral conditions, dental pain, odontogenic infections, antibiotic stewardship, periodontal therapy and prescribing for special patient groups. A consistent learning design runs through every chapter. Each opens with clear learning objectives and closes with key points and a multiple-choice question with an explained answer. Comparative tables and flowcharts translate mechanisms into decision-making, while closing chapters offer a checklist for quick revision.