Get the review and hands-on practice you need to master dental assisting concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Edition textbook, this workbook features review questions and exercises, flashcards, case applications, and practice with dental office skills. Competency sheets help you perfect dental assisting procedures, and a clinical externship guide walks you through the externship process. An ideal study tool, this workbook helps you master the role and responsibilities of the dental assistant. (Answer keys available within instructor resources. Correlation with textbook chapters makes it easy to move back and forth between the two resources. Practice and review questions for each chapter include short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and labeling questions to help reinforce your understanding of terminology and concepts. Patient case exercises use medical and dental histories, radiographs, and charting to help you solve problems relating to patient health issues. Multimedia review sections visually reinforce your understanding of text material and help you prepare for patient encounters. Competency skill checklists provide clear guidelines for performing each dental assisting skill and help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses. Flashcards and perforated pages offer convenient, on-the-go review and exam preparation. Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide provides information on working as an extern and meeting CODA Accreditation Standards. NEW! New content on up-and-coming technologies includes 3D printing and artificial intelligence, preparing students to work in a modern dental office. NEW! New illustrations are added to correlate with the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Edition textbook.
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Unit 1: The Dental Assisting Profession 1. History of Dentistry 2. The Dental Healthcare Team 3. The Professional Dental Assistant 4. Ethics and Code of Conduct in Dentistry 5. Dentistry and the Law Unit 2: Sciences in Dentistry 6. General Anatomy 7. General Physiology 8. Oral Embryology and Histology 9. Head and Neck Anatomy 10. Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity 11. Overview of the Dentitions 12. Tooth Morphology Unit 3: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease 13. Preventive Dentistry 14. Nutrition 15. Dental Caries 16. Periodontal Disease 17. Oral Pathology Unit 4: Infection Prevention in Dentistry 18. Microbiology 19. Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention 20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection 21. Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization Unit 5: Health and Safety in the Dental Setting 22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies 23. Chemical and Waste Management 24. Dental Unit Water Quality 25. Occupational Hazards Unit 6: Patient Information and Assessment 26. The Patient's Dental Record 27. Vital Signs 28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 29. The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient 30. Principles of Pharmacology 31. Assisting in a Medical Emergency Unit 7: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry 32. The Dental Office 33. Delivering Dental Care 34. Dental Hand Instruments 35. Dental Handpieces and Accessories 36. Moisture Control 37. Anesthesia and Pain Control Unit 8: Radiographic Imaging 38. Foundation of Dental Radiology 39. Digital Imaging: Techniques and Processing 40. Compliance and Prevention in Dental Radiography 41. Intraoral Imaging 42. Extraoral Imaging Unit 9: Dental Materials 43. Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials 44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems 45. Dental Cements 46. Impression Materials and Methods 47. Laboratory Materials and Procedures Unit 10: Assisting in Comprehensive Dental Care 48. General Dentistry 49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry 50. Fixed Prosthodontics 51. Provisional Coverage 52. Removable Prosthodontics 53. Dental Implants 54. Endodontics 55. Periodontics 56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 57. Pediatric Dentistry 58. Coronal Polishing 59. Dental Sealants 60. Orthodontics Unit 11: Dental Administration and Communication Skills 61. Communication in the Dental Office 62. Business Operating Systems 63. Financial Management in the Dental Office 64. Marketing Your Skills Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide
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Get the review and hands-on practice you need to master dental assisting concepts and skills

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780443268663
Publisert
2026-06-01
Utgave
15. utgave
Utgiver
Elsevier Health Sciences
Vekt
450 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
U, XS, 05, 04
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
640

Biografisk notat

Debbie S. Robinson is 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. Janet Sell, CDA, Ed.D. is the former Director for the Dental Assisting Program at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri. She had been on faculty with OTC since 1999. Her educational background includes an Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Education from Ozarks Technical Community College. Before becoming an educator, she practiced for 15 years as a certified dental assistant. Dr. Sell holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Communication from Drury University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Lindenwood University. Throughout her career as a certified dental assistant, she has remained active with the Dental Assisting National Board as a site visitor/consultant for the Commission on Dental Accreditation, Missouri and Springfield Dental Assistants Association, and the Missouri Dental Assisting Educators. Dr. Sell currently serves as the Councelor for the Dental Assisting Section with the American Dental Educators Association. Dr. Sell has received formal recognition of achievement for her work, including the Excellence in Education award.