Featuring cutting-edge content and an easy-to-understand approach, this textbook provides all the information you need to master both basic and advanced clinical dental assisting skills. Plus, this edition offers a complete learning package that includes a companion DVD and access to a companion Evolve website with interactive learning exercises, videos, animations, review questions, and more to reinforce your understanding of key concepts, skills, and procedures.
• NEW content covers key and emerging topics such as digital imaging, caries prevention, s, stem a cell rll research, infection control, the patient record, special needs and medically compromised patients, dental materials, and much more!
• NEW procedures include taking a patient's oximetry and ECG, applying fluoride varnish, n, using the caries detection device, and performing extraoral and intraoral photography, in addition to several new dental imaging procedures.
• Outstanding features include critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter, illustrated step-by-step procedures, key terms defined and highlighted within the text, and more to make learning a snap.
• NEW! Procedure sequencing exercises on the companion Evolve website offer practice in correctly ordering the steps in each procedure.
• Companion DVD features 65 video clips of key dental assisting procedures, animations, nearly 200 interactive review questions, and subtitles in English and Spanish to promote clinical competence.
• NEW! Online timed practice examination mimics the style of the national board exam, with 320 multiple-choice questions that include answers and rationales to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and prepare for the exam.