Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 3rd Edition

March 30, 2020

Authors:

W. Stephan Eakle
Carol Hatrick

Description:

With Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 3rd Edition, you will learn the most current methods of placing — or assisting in the placement — of dental materials, and how to instruct patients in their maintenance. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures show how to mix, use, and apply dental materials within the context of the patient’s course of treatment. The multidisciplinary author team enhances this edition with new chapters on preventive and desensitizing materials, tooth whitening, and preventive and corrective oral appliances, with new clinical photos throughout. An Evolve website provides new chapter quizzes for classroom and board exam preparation!

Key Features:

An emphasis on application shows how dental materials are used in day-to-day clinical practice.
Step-by-step procedure boxes list detailed equipment/supplies and instructions on how to perform more than 30 key procedures, with icons indicating specific guidelines or precautions.
Chapter review questions help you assess your understanding of the content and prepare for classroom and board examinations.
Clinical tips and precautions are provided in summary boxes, focusing on the Do’s and Don’ts in clinical practice and patient care.
Case-based discussions include scenarios that apply dental materials content to daily practice, encourage critical thinking, and reinforce proper patient education.
An Evolve companion website offers practice quizzes, interactive exercises, competency skill worksheets, and vocabulary practice.

ISBN: 9781455773855

Published Date: 2016

Page Count: 1229 , File Size: 17 Mb