Book excerpt: This issue of Dental Clinics of North America focuses on Oral Diseases for the General Dentist, and is edited by Drs. Orrett Ogle and Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh. Articles will include: Clinical outline of oral disease; Jaw and dental abnormalities; Precancerous oral lesions; Benign and malignant conditions of the jaw; Non-odontogenic cysts; Salivary gland disorders; Odontogenic cysts; Odontogenic tumors; Muco-cutaneous diseases; Differential diagnosis of periapical radiolucent and radiopacities; Oral changes in systemic conditions; Geriatric oral diseases; Pediatric oral diseases; Biopsy techniques and referral patterns for the general dentist; Atypical facial pain; Neuralgic disorders of maxillofacial region; and more!