Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach

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Author: Donna J. Phinney

ISBN-10: 1418048739

ISBN-13: 9781418048730

Category: Dental - General & Miscellaneous

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This new, full-color, comprehensive text is designed to prepare students for the DANB Certification Exam as well as the rigors of the dental office. Part of a dynamic learning system, Delmar's Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach, includes practice software, workbook, exam review, videotapes, and instructor support materials. Other dental-related titles included in the system cover the areas of terminology, drugs, and office management. Used together, these materials will make your dental assisting education comprehensive and meaningful, providing you with skills, knowledge, principles, values, and understanding to excel in your chosen profession into the 21st century. Features: Free practice software (3.5" Windows) includes bonus review exercises and activities with valuable feedback to reinforce text concepts. All chapters include chapter outline, objectives, and key terms allowing for more focused learning Key terms with page references are presented in color on their first appearance in the text Over 1500 full-color illustrations and photographs highlight concepts from simple to complex Over 140 step-by-step procedures with icons for major dental skills are included Tables and colorful information boxes provide additional tips and real-life applications In-text icons identify legal, safety, technology, global/cultural issues, and DANB exam components Student learning is enhanced with case studies, critical thinking questions, and review questions for each chapter Additional skills, such as dental dam placement, bleaching techniques, suture removal, and coronal polishing are covered in the Advanced Chairside Functions Chapter Booknews This preparation guide for Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification features 140 step-by-step procedures for major dental skills. Topics of the 31 chapters include dental charting, pharmacology, emergencies, pain and anxiety management, dental radiography, orthodontics, prosthodontics, restorative materials, and suture removal. The CD-ROM contains 1500 practice exercises. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sect. IIntroduction1Ch. 1Introduction to the Dental Profession3Sect. IIBasic Dental Sciences13Ch. 2Oral Health and Nutrition15Ch. 3General Anatomy and Physiology47Ch. 4Head and Neck Anatomy67Ch. 5Embryology and Histology85Ch. 6Tooth Morphology99Ch. 7Dental Charting123Ch. 8Microbiology139Sect. IIIPreclinical Dental Skills149Ch. 9Infection Control151Ch. 10Management of Hazardous Materials177Ch. 11Preparation for Patient Care193Ch. 12Pharmacology205Ch. 13Emergency Management217Sect. IVClinical Dental Procedures237Ch. 14Introduction to Chairside Assisting239Ch. 15Chairside Instruments and Tray Systems273Ch. 16Management of Pain and Anxiety293Ch. 17Dental Radiography311Sect. VDental Specialties375Ch. 18Endodontics377Ch. 19Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery395Ch. 20Oral Pathology421Ch. 21Orthodontics439Ch. 22Pediatric Dentistry467Ch. 23Periodontics483Ch. 24Fixed Prosthodontics505Ch. 25Removable Prosthodontics525Sect. VIRestorative and Laboratory Materials and Techniques545Ch. 26Chairside Restorative Materials547Ch. 27Laboratory Materials and Techniques581Sect. VIIExpanded Functions627Ch. 28Advanced Chairside Functions629Sect. VIIIDental Practice Management693Ch. 29Dental Office Management695Ch. 30Employment Strategies727Ch. 31Ethics and Jurisprudence739