Essentials of Dental Assisting
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Now in full color, this practical resource is designed and written to help students easily grasp the information essential for practice. With tables, boxes, and step-by-step procedures that highlight key content, it's concise and reader-friendly. Student learning aids include highlighted key terms, chapter goals, and Apply Your Knowledge questions at the end of each chapter. A companion copy of Saunders' The Dental Assisting Video Procedures CD-ROM is included.Procedures at the back of every chapter and competency checklists at the end of the book for easy access.The Dental Assisting Video Procedures CD-ROM, at no additional cost, brings key office procedures to life.Learning objectives for meeting theoretical and procedural objectives.Student learning aids, like highlighted key terms, chapter goals, and Apply Your Knowledge questions at the end of each chapter.Ethical Implications boxes located at the end of each chapter summarize the ethical and legal issues presented in each chapter to familiarize students with certain legal and ethical situations in order to protect themselves, their patients, and the practice for which they work.A CD-ROM tutorial, included in the text, workbook, and instructor's resource manual, walks users through installation and how to use the The Dental Assisting Video Procedures CD-ROM.Photos, procedures, and the interior design are available in full color for the first time to bring concepts to life.
PART 1: The Profession1. Orientation to Dental Assisting2. Professional and Legal Aspects of Dental AssistingPART 2: The Sciences3. Anatomy and Physiology4. Dental AnatomyPART 3: Infection Control and Hazardous Materials5. Disease Transmission6. Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials7. Surface Disinfection and Treatment Room Preparation8. Instrument ProcessingPART 4: Dental Treatment9. Clinical Dentistry10. Moisture ControlPART 5: Patient Care11. The Dental Patient12. Dental Examination13. Medical Emergencies14. Pain and Anxiety ControlPART 6: Dental Radiography15. Radiation Safety and Production of X-Rays16. Intraoral Radiographic Techniques and Film ProcessingPART 7: Preventive Dentistry17. Preventive Care18. Coronal Polishing and SealantsPART 8: Restorative Dentistry19. Instruments, Handpieces, and Burs20. Restorative Materials21. Restorative Procedures22. Impression Materials and Laboratory Procedures23. ProsthodonticsPART 9: Specialized Dentistry24. Periodontics25. Endodontics26. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery27. Pediatric Dentistry28. OrthodonticsPART 10: Preparation for Employment29. The Job SearchAPPENDIX A: Examination preparation and practice examGLOSSARY
