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Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting
- 13th Edition - February 19, 2020
- Authors: Doni L. Bird, Debbie S. Robinson
- Language: English0
Learn to hone your dental assisting knowledge and skills with this bestselling workbook. Featuring reinforcement exercises and application activities that correspond ch… Read more
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Learn to hone your dental assisting knowledge and skills with this bestselling workbook. Featuring reinforcement exercises and application activities that correspond chapter-by-chapter to the content covered in Bird & Robinson’s Modern Dental Assisting, 13th Edition, this workbook gives you the practice you need to master both dental assisting concepts and practical office skills. The workbook comes with original practice management exercises that correspond to the Dentrix software available on Evolve. Also included are ample content review questions, case applications with questions, competency skills evaluation sheets for practice with dental assisting procedures, and a review of video procedures located on the text’s companion website.
- Seamless content correlation utilizes activities and exercises that reinforce the chapter content that you are currently learning in the main text.
- 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.
- Competency skill checklists provide clear guidelines for performing each dental assisting skill and help your evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, with pages perforated so that you can detach individual skill sheets for use in clinical settings.
- Dental assisting externship provides information and resources to support practicum.
- Patient case exercises use patients on the companion Evolve website’s Interactive Dental Office and include medical and dental histories, radiographs, and charting to help you solve problems relating to patient health issues.
- Video review sections visually reinforce your understanding of text material.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Chapter exercises
- Competency sheets
- Externship guide
- Flashcards
- Half Title
- Part One: The Dental Assisting Profession
- 1: History of Dentistry
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- 2: The Professional Dental Assistant
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activities
- 3: The Dental Healthcare Team
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- 4: Dental Ethics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activities
- 5: Dentistry and the Law
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activities
- Part Two: Sciences in Dentistry
- 6: General Anatomy
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercises
- Activities
- 7: General Physiology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercise
- Activity
- 8: Oral Embryology and Histology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercises
- Topics for discussion
- 9: Head and Neck Anatomy
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercises
- Topics for discussion
- 10: Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercise
- Activities
- 11: Overview of the Dentitions
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercises
- Activity
- 12: Tooth Morphology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercises
- Activities
- Part Three: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease
- 13: Dental Caries
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 13.1: performing caries detection using the kavo diagnodent caries detection device (Expanded function)
- Competency 13.2: performing caries risk assessment (Expanded function)
- 14: Periodontal Disease
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercise
- Case study
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- 15: Preventive Dentistry
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 15.1: applying topical fluoride gel or foam (Expanded function)
- Competency 15.2: applying fluoride varnish (Expanded function)
- Competency 15.3: assisting the patient with dental floss (Expanded function)
- 16: Nutrition
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Case study
- 17: Oral Pathology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Part Four: Infection Prevention in Dentistry
- 18: Microbiology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- 19: Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Labeling exercise
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 19.1: applying first aid after an exposure incident
- Competency 19.2: handwashing before gloving
- Competency 19.3: applying alcohol-based hand rubs
- Competency 19.4: putting on personal protective equipment
- Competency 19.5: removing personal protective equipment
- Competency 19.6: disinfecting an alginate impression
- 20: Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 20.1: Placing and removing surface barriers
- Competency 20.2: Performing treatment room cleaning and disinfection
- 21: Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 21.1: Operating the ultrasonic cleaner
- Competency 21.2: Autoclaving instruments
- Competency 21.3: Sterilizing instruments with unsaturated chemical vapor
- Competency 21.4: Sterilizing instruments with dry heat
- Competency 21.5: Sterilizing instruments with liquid chemical sterilants
- Competency 21.6: Following a sterilization failure
- Competency 21.7: Performing biologic monitoring
- Competency 21.8: Sterilizing the dental handpiece
- Part Five: Occupational Health and Safety
- 22: Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- 23: Chemical and Waste Management
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 23.1: creating an appropriate label for a Secondary Container
- 24: Dental Unit Waterlines
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 24.1: Testing dental unit waterlines
- 25: Ergonomics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Part Six: Patient Information and Assessment
- 26: The Patient’s Dental Record
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Dentrix exercises
- Sample patient forms
- Competency 26.1: Registering a new patient
- Performance Standards
- Competency 26.2: obtaining a medical-dental health history
- Competency 26.3: entering treatment in a patient record
- Competency 26.4: correcting a chart entry
- 27: Vital Signs
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 27.1: taking an oral temperature reading with a digital thermometer
- Competency 27.2: taking a patient’s pulse
- Competency 27.3: taking a patient’s respiration
- Competency 27.4: taking a patient’s blood pressure
- Competency 27.5: taking a patient’s pulse oximetry (expanded function)
- Competency 27.6: taking a patient’s ECG (expanded function)
- 28: Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Charting identification
- Charting exercise
- Dentrix exercise
- Competency 28.1: extraoral and intraoral photography (expanded function)
- Competency 28.2: the soft tissue examination (expanded function)
- Competency 28.3: charting of teeth
- Competency 28.4: periodontal screening: examination of the gingival tissues
- 29: The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 29.1: transferring a patient from a wheelchair
- 30: Principles of Pharmacology
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Abbreviation identification
- Case study
- 31: Assisting in a Medical Emergency
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 31.1: performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (one person)
- Competency 31.2: operating the automated external defibrillator
- Competency 31.3: responding to the patient with an obstructed airway
- Competency 31.4: preparing the oxygen system
- Competency 31.5: responding to the unconscious patient
- Competency 31.6: responding to the patient with chest pain
- Competency 31.7: responding to the patient who is experiencing a cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
- Competency 31.8: responding to the patient with breathing difficulty
- Competency 31.9: responding to the patient who is experiencing an allergic reaction
- Competency 31.10: responding to the patient who is experiencing a convulsive seizure
- Competency 31.11: responding to the patient who is experiencing a diabetic emergency
- Part Seven: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry
- 32: The Dental Office
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Competency 32.1: performing the morning routine (opening the OFFICE)
- Competency 32.2: performing the evening routine (closing the office)
- 33: Delivering Dental Care
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topic for discussion
- Labeling exercise
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 33.1: admitting and seating of the patient
- Competencies 33.2 and 33.3: transferring instruments with single-handed and two-handed techniques
- Competency 33.4: using the dental mirror intraorally
- Competency 33.5: using an instrument intraorally (expanded function)
- 34: Dental Hand Instruments
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- Competencies 34.1 through 34.4: identifying dental instruments for a restorative procedure
- 35: Dental Handpieces and Accessories
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competencies 35.1 and 35.2: identifying and attaching handpieces and rotary instruments
- 36: Moisture Control
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Activity
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 36.1: positioning the high-volume evacuator during a procedure
- Competency 36.2: performing a mouth rinse
- Competency 36.3: placing and removing cotton rolls
- Competency 36.4: preparing, placing, and removing the dental dam (expanded function)
- 37: Anesthesia and Pain Control
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 37.1: applying a topical anesthetic
- Competencies 37.2 and 37.3: assisting in the assembly and administration of local anesthetic injection
- Competency 37.4: assisting in the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation (expanded function)
- Part Eight: Radiographic Imaging
- 38: Foundations of Radiography, Radiographic Equipment, and Radiologic Safety
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Labeling exercise
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- 39: Digital Imaging, Dental Film, and Processing Radiographs
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercises
- Competency 39.1: duplicating dental radiographs
- Competency 39.2: processing dental films manually
- Competency 39.3: processing dental films in an automatic film processor
- 40: Legal Issues, Quality Assurance, and Infection Prevention
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Topics for discussion
- Competency 40.1: practicing infection control during film exposure
- Competency 40.2: practicing infection control in the darkroom
- Competency 40.3: practicing infection control with use of daylight loader
- Competency 40.4: practicing infection control with digital sensors
- Competency 40.5: practicing infection control with phosphor storage plates (PSPs)
- 41: Intraoral Imaging
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercises
- Competency 41.1: preparing the patient for dental imaging
- Competency 41.2: assembling the extension-cone paralleling (XCP) instruments
- Competency 41.3: producing full-mouth radiographic survey using paralleling technique
- Competency 41.4: producing full-mouth radiographic survey using bisecting technique
- Competency 41.5: producing four-view radiographic survey using bitewing technique
- Competency 41.6: producing maxillary and mandibular radiographs using occlusal technique
- Competency 41.7: mounting dental radiographs
- 42: Extraoral Imaging
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercises
- Competency 42.1: preparing equipment for panoramic imaging
- Competency 42.2: preparing the patient for panoramic imaging
- Competency 42.3: positioning the patient for panoramic imaging
- Part Nine: Dental Materials
- 43: Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 43.1: mixing and transferring dental amalgam
- Competency 43.2: preparing composite resin materials
- Competency 43.3: mixing intermediate restorative materials
- Competency 43.4: Preparing Acrylic Liquid / Powder Resin For Provisional Coverage
- 44: Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 44.1: applying calcium hydroxide (expanded function)
- Competency 44.2: applying dental varnish (expanded function)
- Competency 44.3: applying a desensitizer (expanded function)
- Competencies 44.4 to 44.6: mixing a selected type of cement as a base (expanded function)
- Competency 44.7: applying an etchant material (expanded function)
- Competency 44.8: applying a bonding system (expanded function)
- 45: Dental Cements
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 45.1: mixing glass ionomer for permanent cementation
- Competency 45.2: mixing composite resin for permanent cementation
- Competency 45.3: mixing zinc oxide–eugenol for temporary cementation
- Competency 45.4: mixing zinc oxide–eugenol for permanent cementation
- Competency 45.5: mixing polycarboxylate for permanent cementation
- Competency 45.6: mixing zinc phosphate for permanent cementation
- Competency 45.7: removing cement from permanent or temporary cementation (expanded function)
- 46: Impression Materials
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 46.1: Mixing alginate impression material
- Competencies 46.2 and 46.3: Taking a mandibular and/or maxillary preliminary impression (expanded function)
- Competency 46.4: Mixing a two-paste final impression material
- Competency 46.5: Preparing an automix final impression material
- Competency 46.6: Taking a wax bite registration (expanded function)
- Competency 46.7: Mixing polysiloxane material for a bite registration
- Competency 46.8: Mixing zinc oxide–eugenol bite registration material
- 47: Laboratory Materials and Procedures
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 47.1: Taking a face-bow registration (expanded function)
- Competency 47.2: Mixing dental plaster
- Competency 47.3: Pouring dental models using the inverted-pour method
- Competency 47.4: Trimming and finishing dental models
- Competency 47.5: Constructing an acrylic resin custom tray
- Competency 47.6: Creating a light-cured custom tray
- Competency 47.7: Constructing a vacuum-formed custom tray
- Part Ten: Assisting in comprehensive dental care
- 48: General Dentistry
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competencies 48.1 and 48.2: Assisting in an amalgam restoration
- Competencies 48.3 and 48.4: Assisting in a composite restoration
- Competency 48.5: Placing and carving an intermediate restoration (expanded function)
- Competency 48.6: Assisting in the placement of a direct veneer
- 49: Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 49.1: Assembling a matrix band and universal retainer
- Competency 49.2: Placing and removing a matrix band and wedge for a class ii restoration (expanded function)
- Competency 49.3: Placing a plastic matrix for a class iii or class iv restoration (expanded function)
- 50: Fixed Prosthodontics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 50.1: Placing and removing a gingival retraction cord (expanded function)
- Competency 50.2: Assisting in the delivery and cementation of a cast restoration
- Competency 50.3: Assisting in a crown or bridge preparation
- Competency 50.4: Assisting in a cad/cam procedure (expanded function)
- 51: Provisional Coverage
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competencies 51.1 and 51.2: Fabricating and cementing a custom acrylic provisional crown or bridge (expanded function)
- Competency 51.3: Fabricating and cementing a preformed provisional crown (expanded function)
- 52: Removable Prosthodontics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competencies 52.1 to 52.3: Assisting in the delivery of a partial and/or complete denture
- Competency 52.4: Repairing a fractured denture (expanded function)
- 53: Dental Implants
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 53.1: Assisting in endosteal implant surgery
- 54: Endodontics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 54.1: Assisting in electric pulp vitality test
- Competency 54.2: Assisting in root canal therapy
- 55: Periodontics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive patient case exercise
- Competency 55.1: Assisting with a dental prophylaxis
- Competency 55.2: Assisting with gingivectomy and gingivoplasty
- Competency 55.3: Preparing and placing a noneugenol periodontal dressing (Expanded function*)
- Competency 55.4: Removing a periodontal dressing
- 56: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 56.1: Preparing a sterile field for instruments and supplies
- Competency 56.2: Performing a surgical scrub
- Competency 56.3: Performing sterile gloving
- Competencies 56.4 to 56.6: Assisting in surgical extraction
- Competency 56.7: Assisting in suture placement
- Competency 56.8: Performing suture removal (Expanded function)
- Competency 56.9: Assisting in the treatment of alveolar osteitis
- 57: Pediatric Dentistry
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 57.1: Assisting in pulpotomy of a primary tooth
- Competency 57.2: Assisting in placement of a stainless steel crown
- 58: Coronal Polishing
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Competency 58.1: Rubber cup coronal polishing (Expanded function)
- 59: Dental Sealants
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competency 59.1: application of dental sealants (expanded function)
- 60: Orthodontics
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Case study
- Multimedia procedures recommended review
- Interactive dental office patient case exercise
- Competencies 60.1 and 60.2: placing and removing separators (expanded function)
- Competency 60.3: assisting in the fitting and cementation of orthodontic bands (expanded function)
- Competency 60.4: assisting in the direct bonding of orthodontic brackets
- Competencies 60.5 to 60.7: placing and removing arch wires and ties (expanded function)
- Part Eleven: Dental Administration and Communication Skills
- 61: Communication in the Dental Office
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- Competency 61.1: answering the phone
- Competency 61.2: composing a business letter
- 62: Business Operating Systems
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Topics for discussion
- Dentrix exercise
- 63: Financial Management in the Dental Office
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activity
- Dentrix exercise
- 64: Marketing Your Skills
- Short-answer questions
- Fill-in-the-blank statements
- Multiple-choice questions
- Activities
- Competency 64.1: preparing a professional résumé
- Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide
- Clinical externship
- Assigned clinical externship
- Time sheet for clinical externship
- Time sheet for clinical externship
- Time sheet for clinical externship
- Record of clinical activities
- Journal of clinical activities
- Flash Cards
- Language: English
- Edition: 13
- Published: February 19, 2020
- Imprint: Saunders
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Doni L. Bird
Affiliations and expertise
Former Director, Dental Education Programs, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California; Former Director, Dental Assisting Program University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New MexicoDR
Debbie S. Robinson
Debbie S. Robinson recently 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.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Research Associate, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina