Full Description
Dental assistants have to work as part of a team every day to provide patients with the best possible care and ensure that the dental office runs smoothly. As an instructor, you prepare students to have the skills and abilities they will need to be a successful part of this dental team. As a publisher, we play a role on this team as well, by providing the tools and materials you need to educate new dental assistants. We have actively listened to dental assistants, faculty, and students discuss their textbook needs, and have created a better dental assisting textbook, one that brings the voice of the dental assistant and dental team to the resources used in your classroom.
And so, we're excited to introduce you to Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Dental Assisting , an exciting first edition textbook written in the voice of dental assistants—your voice.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins' Comprehensive Dental Assisting is an exciting, first-edition textbook based on our collaboration with professionals and educators in the dental assisting field to address the challenges you face as an instructor. This engaging, comprehensive title delivers all of the coverage you and your students need, information on accreditation and certification, and all the tools students need to prepare for a successful career in dental assisting.
The text's reader-friendly and engaging style, dynamic colorful design, and comprehensive electronic media help to maintain students' interest, while improving their retention of essential information. Unique features emphasize critical thinking and help students apply what they learn in the classroom to real-world challenges in their careers.
Contents
Meet the Editorial Advisory Board
Reviewers
Publisher's Preface
Preface to the Student and Instructor
Acknowledgments
Procedures
How to Use This Textbook
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL ASSISTING
1: The Dental Assisting Profession
2: Professionalism
3: The Dental Office Team
4: Ethics and Law
Part II: DENTAL SCIENCES
5: General Anatomy and Physiology
6: Head and Neck Anatomy
7: Oral Embryology and Histology
8: Dentition and Tooth Morphology
Part III: ORAL HEALTH PRESERVATION AND THE PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASE
9: Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease
10: Prevention of Caries and Periodontal Disease
11: Nutrition
12: Oral Pathology
Part IV: BASIC SKILLS
13: Understanding Microbiology
14: Disease and Infection Control
15: Safety Regulations
16: Pharmacology
17: Vital Signs
18: Responding to Medical Emergencies
19: Ergonomics
Part V: WORKING WITH PATIENTS
20: Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
21: The Patient Record
22: Patients with Special Needs
23: Communication
Part VI: ASSISTING IN BASIC PROCEDURES
24: The Dental Office
25: Preparing for Dental Care
26: Dental Instruments and Equipment
27: Moisture Control and Isolation
28: Anesthesia and Pain Control
Part VII: DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY
29: Basics of Dental Radiography
30: Producing Intraoral Dental Radiographs
31: Extraoral Radiographs and Other Imaging Systems
32: Film Processing, Mounting and Evaluation
Part VIII: DENTAL MATERIALS
33: Dental Cements, Liners, Bases, and Bonding Agents
34: Dental Materials
35: Laboratory Materials and Techniques
Part IX: ASSISTING IN DENTAL PROCEDURES
36: Assisting in Restorations
37: Expanded Clinical Functions
38: Fixed Prosthodontics
39: Removable Prosthodontics
40: Endodontics
41: Periodontics
42: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
43: Pediatric Dentistry
44: Coronal Polishing
45: Orthodontics
46: Cosmetic Dentistry
Part X: DENTAL PRACTICE
47: Office Management
48: Employment and Career Issues
Appendix: Professional Organizations and Resources
References and Resources
Answers to Review Questions
Glossary
Index
