Essentials of Dental Assisting / Edition 5

by Debbie S. Robinson CDA, MS, Doni L. Bird CDA, RDA, RDH, MA

Overview

Fully updated to include the latest procedures and trends, this practical resource focuses on the core clinical skills and knowledge you need to become a practicing dental assistant. The concise, full-color text has been specifically designed and written to help you easily grasp important DA information. And step-by-step procedures, application exercises, and a wealth of pedagogical aids ensure that you master all the necessary skills.

• Focus on Clinical Dental Assisting provides essential information on the core skills and procedures needed to become a practicing dental assistant.
• Approachable writing style ensures that you have a full understanding of text content.
• Easy-to-follow organization offers 29 succinct chapters that move from profession basics and sciences to infection control, chair-side treatment foundations, and patient care in general and specific dentistry.
• Step-by-step procedures of skills dental assistants must master feature a consistent format that includes a goal, equipment, chronological steps, and rationales.
• Procedure icons clearly indicate what issues/things must be identified when performing various core procedures.
• Ethical implications are featured at the end of each chapter’s narrative to touch on important ethical considerations related to the chapter material.

• NEW! Content incorporates additional information on dynamic areas such as HIPAA laws and implications, digital imaging, dental materials, and caries prevention.
• NEW! Expanded and updated artwork focuses on newer products, materials, and equipment to remain current with technological advances in the modern dental office.
• NEW! Online student exercises on Evolve include crossword puzzles, and exercises on labeling, procedure-ordering, and instrument identification.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781437704235
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Debbie S. Robinson recently retired from her position of Research Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, where she was involved in clinical research. Her educational background includes an Associate Degree in Dental Assisting, Bachelor's Degree in Health Administration, and Master of Science Degree in Dental Auxiliary Teachers Education. Her clinical experience includes practicing as a clinical chairside assistant in a pediatric and orthodontic dental office, dental research center, and special patient care clinic. She taught for over 20 years in the community college setting and as Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Dental Assisting Program and Dental Assisting Specialty Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry.

Table of Contents

PART 1: The Profession

1. Introduction to Dental Assisting
2. Professional and Legal Aspects of Dental Assisting

PART 2: The Sciences

3. Anatomy and Physiology
4. Dental Anatomy

PART 3: Infection Prevention and Hazardous Materials

5. Disease Transmission
6. Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials
7. Surface Disinfection and Treatment Room Preparation
8. Instrument Processing

PART 4: Dental Treatment

9. Clinical Dentistry
10. Moisture Control

PART 5: Patient Care

11. The Dental Patient
12. The Dental Examination
13. Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
14. Pain and Anxiety Control

PART 6: Dental Imaging

15. Radiation Safety and Production of X-Rays
16. Oral Radiography

PART 7: Preventive Dentistry

17. Preventive Care
18. Coronal Polishing and Dental Sealants

PART 8: Restorative Dentistry

19. Instruments, Handpieces, and Accessories
20. Restorative Materials
21. Restorative Procedures
22. Impression Materials and Laboratory Procedures
23. Prosthodontics

PART 9: Specialized Dentistry

24. Periodontics
25. Endodontics
26. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
27. Pediatric Dentistry
28. Orthodontics

PART 10: Preparation for Employment

29. The Job Search

Glossary

Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

All the DA essentials presented in a vivid and easy-to-follow format

Editorial Reviews

"a good general guide and useful introduction to dental nursing background and techniques"

"Every chapter was well presented and had fantastic diagrams and photographs that would really help anyone visualise a procedure."

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