Modern Dental Assisting

by Bird, Doni L.; Robinson, Debbie S.

• ISBN13: 9781437727289
• ISBN10: 143772728X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-24
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Easy to understand and simple to use, Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting, 10 th Edition, provides the best review and practice available in workbook form for mastering core dental assisting skills. Doni Bird and Debbie Robinson offer chapter-by-chapter practice questions and exercises, competency skill sheets, flashcards, procedure reviews, and case studies to help you master the content in your textbook. It's essential in helping you master the skills you need for clinical success. Comprehensive practice exercises for each chapter (short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-choice questions and labeling exercises) help you master key terminology and important concepts.A multimedia review section refers you to relevant procedure videos on the text's Multimedia Procedures DVD to visually reinforce your understanding of chapter content.Patient case exercises section directs you to patient information on the companion Evolve website's Interactive Dental Office, including related medical and dental histories, radiographs, and charting information to will help you answer questions that reinforce chapter content and help you develop clinical decision-making skills.Competency skill sheets provide clear guidelines for each skill and help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses in performing procedural skills. Pages are also perforated so that you can remove individual skill sheets and take them with you.Tear-out flashcards summarize key information about the sciences, medical emergencies, infection control, radiography, dental materials, dental instruments, and dental procedures for convenient, portable review of key information necessary to prepare for examinations.Brief case scenarios with accompanying questions challenge you to apply key clinical concepts and prepare you for real world practice.Competency skills checklists are provided for all procedures new to the textbook, including use of the caries detection device, applying fluoride varnish, taking a patient's pulse oximetry and ECG, performing intraoral and extraoral photography, and performing radiography with digital sensors and phosphor storage plates.Patient form activities offer valuable practice filling out blank patient forms that are essential to today's dental office.

Table of Contents

The Dental Assisting Profession

History of Dentistry

The Professional Dental Assistant

The Dental Healthcare Team

Dental Ethics

Dentistry and the Law

Sciences in Dentistry

General Anatomy

General Physiology

Oral Embryology and Histology

Head and Neck Anatomy

Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity

Overview of the Dentitions

Tooth Morphology

Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease

Dental Caries

Periodontal Disease

Preventive Dentistry

Nutrition

Oral Pathology

Infection Prevention in Dentistry

Microbiology

Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention

Principles and Techniques of Disinfection

Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization

Occupational Health and Safety

Regulatory and Advisory Agencies

Chemical and Waste Management

Dental Unit Waterlines

Ergonomics

Patient Information and Assessment

The Patient Record

Vital Signs

Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient

Principles of Pharmacology

Assisting in a Medical Emergency

Foundation of Clinical Dentistry

The Dental Office

Delivering Dental Care

Dental Hand Instruments

Dental Handpieces and Accessories

Moisture Control

Anesthesia and Pain Control

Dental Radiography

Foundations of Radiography, Radiographic Equipment, and Radiation Safety

Digital Imaging, Dental Film, and Processing Radiographs

Legal Issues, Quality Assurance, and Infection Control

Intraoral Imaging

Extraoral Imaging

Dental Materials

Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials

Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems

Dental Cements

Impression Materials

Laboratory Materials and Procedures

Assisting in Comprehensive Dental Care

General Dentistry

Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry

Fixed Prosthodontics

Provisional Coverage

Removable Prosthodontics

Dental Implants

Endodontics

Periodontics

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Pediatric Dentistry

Coronal Polishing

Dental Sealants

Orthodontics

Dental Administration and Communication Skills

Communication in the Dental Office

Business Operating Systems

Financial Management in the Dental Office

Marketing Your Skills

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