Torres and Ehrlich's Modern Dental Assisting Exam Preparation
The 6th Edition offers all of the classic features from Torres, Ehrlich, Bird & Dietz: Modern Dental Assisting, 5th Edition, along with new, updated, and expanded coverage and over 335 full-colour photographs throughout. This New Edition encompasses all of the clinical and administrative procedures and skills that must be mastered to achieve competence in dental assisting.
Features:
* Covers all clinical levels of dental assisting, from pre-clinical to advanced laboratory functions.
* Applies the clinical sciences to the field and provides an in-depth theoretical basis for understanding how to prevent disease transmission.
* Features coverage that meets state requirements and accreditation guidelines.
* Contains easy-to-follow procedures with clear, step-by-step instructions.
* Includes expanded coverage of the dental radiology section and business and communication skills section.
* Offers a revised chapter on sciences in dentistry that features a more clinical approach and a revised and updated section on the medically compromised patient.
* Contains a new chapter on environmental health and safety--how to recognize common environmental hazards and how to reduce or eliminate them--as well as discussions of latex allergies, bioaerosols, dental unit waterline contamination, and ergonomics.
* Presents a new chapter on expanded functions for additional training.
* Transparencies
| Author: |
Doni Bird, Debbie S. Robinson |
| Edition: |
6 |
| ISBN: |
0721676278 |
| Publisher: |
W. B. Saunders |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| Year Published: |
1999 |
| No. of Pages: |
736 |
| Illustrations: |
756 |
| Back Cover: |
| Not Available |
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| Contents: |
Part I: * Introduction to Dentistry * Dental Assisting as a Profession * Ethical and Legal Aspects of Dentistry
Part II: * Sciences in Dentistry * Anatomy and Physiology * Structures of the Head and Oral Cavity * Tooth Morphology * Oral Pathology
Part III: * Prevention of Disease Transmission * Microbiology and Disease Transmission * Infection Control in Dentistry * Disinfection and Sterilization
Part IV: * Prevention of Medical Emergencies * Patient Data Gathering * Pharmacology and Pain Control * The Medically Compromised Patient * Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Part V: * Introduction to Clinical Dentistry * Delivery of Dental Treatment * Dental Instruments and Accessories * Moisture Control Techniques * Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Part VI: * Dental Radiography * Radiation Health and Safety * Intraoral Radiographic Techniques * Processing Radiographs and Extraoral Radiography
Part VII: * Dental Materials * Environmental Health and Safety * Restorative Materials and Dental Cements * Impression Materials and Laboratory Procedures
Part VIII: * Comprehensive Dental Care * Preventive Dentistry * Coronal Polishing * Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry * Fixed Prosthodontics * Removable Prosthodontics * Endodontics * Periodontics * Pediatric Dentistry * Orthodontics * Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery * Dental Implants * Expanded Intraoral Functions
Part IX: * Business and Communication Skills * Communication Skills * Business Office Skills * Dental Insurance * Employment * Glossary * References * Index |
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