Prepare for a successful career as a dental assistant! Modern Dental Assisting is the leading text in dental assisting -- the most trusted, the most comprehensive, and the most current. Using an easy-to-understand approach, this resource offers a complete foundation in the basic and advanced clinical skills you must master to achieve clinical competency. It describes dental assisting procedures with photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions. Along with the textbook, this complete learning package includes a companion Evolve website replete with learning exercises and games and video clips of dental assisting procedures plus animations and review questions. Written by Doni Bird and Debbie Robinson, two well-known and well-respected dental assisting educators, this edition is also available as a Pageburst e-book. INDICE: PART 1: The Dental Assisting Profession1. History of Dentistry2. The Professional Dental Assistant3. The Dental Healthcare Team4. Dental Ethics5. Dentistry and the LawPART 2: Sciences in Dentistry6. General Anatomy 7. General Physiology8. Oral Embryology and Histology9. Head and Neck Anatomy10. Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity11. Overview of the Dentitions12. Tooth MorphologyPART 3: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease13. Dental Caries14. Periodontal Disease15. Preventive Dentistry16. Nutrition17. Oral PathologyPART 4: Infection Prevention in Dentistry18. Microbiology19. Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection21. Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and SterilizationPART 5: Occupational Health and Safety22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies23. Chemical and Waste Management24. Dental Unit Waterlines25. ErgonomicsPART 6: Patient Information and Assessment26. The Patient Record27. Vital Signs28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning29. The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient30. Principles of Pharmacology31. Assisting in a Medical EmergencyPART 7: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry32. The Dental Office33. Delivering Dental Care34. Dental Hand Instruments35. Dental Handpieces and Accessories36. Moisture Control37. Anesthesia and Pain ControlPART 8: Radiographic Imaging38. Foundations of Radiography, Radiographic Equipment, and Radiologic Safety39. Dental Imaging, Dental Film, and Processing Radiographs40. Legal Issues, Quality Assurance, and Infection Prevention41. Intraoral Imaging42. Extraoral ImagingPART 9: Dental Materials43. Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems45. Dental Cements46. Impression Materials47. Laboratory Materials and ProceduresPART 10: Assisting in Comprehensive Dental Care48. General Dentistry49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry50. Fixed Prosthodontics51. Provisional Coverage52. Removable Prosthodontics53. Dental Implants54. Endodontics55. Periodontics56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery57. Pediatric Dentistry58. Coronal Polishing59. Dental Sealants60. OrthodonticsPART 11: Dental Administration and Communication Skills61. Communication in the Dental Office62. Business Operating Systems63. Financial Management in the Dental Office64. Marketing Your SkillsReferencesGlossaryIndex
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