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TORRES AND EHRLICH MODERN DENTAL ASSISTING
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Ninth Edition

By
Doni Bird, CDA, RDH, MA, Director of Allied Dental Education, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
Debbie Robinson, CDA, MS, Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Description
User-friendly and easy to understand, Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting, 9th Edition has everything you need to prepare for a career in dental assisting. This complete learning package includes the textbook, Evolve website, a multimedia procedures DVD with video clips and animations, and an interactive dental office CD that includes updated case studies and interactive review exercises. This book also satisfies ADA accreditation guidelines and the CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings.

Contents


PART 1: THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROFESSION

1. History of Dentistry
2. The Professional Dental Assistant
3. The Dental Healthcare Team
4. Dental Ethics
5. Dentistry and the Law


PART 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


PART 3: ORAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASE

13. Dental Caries
14. Periodontal Diseases
15. Preventive Dentistry
16. Nutrition
17. Oral Pathology


PART 4: INFECTION CONTROL IN DENTISTRY

18. Microbiology
19. Disease Transmission and Infection Control
20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
21. Principles and Techniques of Sterilization


PART 5: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
23. Chemical Safety
24. Dental Unit Waterlines
25. Ergonomics


PART 6: PATIENT INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT

26. The Patient Record
27. Vital Signs
28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
29. The Medically and Physically Compromised Patient
30. Principles of Pharmacology
31. Assisting in a Medical Emergency


PART 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 in Dentistry


PART 8: DENTAL RADIOLOGY

38. Foundations of Radiography, Radiographic Equipment, and Radiologic Safety
39. Dental Film and Processing Radiographs
40. Legal Issues, Quality Assurance, and Infection Control
41. Intraoral Radiography
42. Extraoral and Digital Radiography


PART 9: DENTAL MATERIALS

43. Restorative and Esthetic Materials
44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
45. Dental Cements
46. Impression Materials
47. Laboratory Materials and Procedures


PART 10: COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE

48. Restorative 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


PART 11: DENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS

61. Communication in the Dental Office
62. Business Office Systems
63. Financial Management in the Dental Office
64. Marketing Your Skills

Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, 1168 pages, publication date: APR-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-4245-7
ISBN-10: 1-4160-4245-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS



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Last update: 15 Jul 2008
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