The only resource of its kind in full color, this comprehensive textbook/CD-ROM learning system is designed to revolutionize the way students learn and apply dental hygiene concepts. It teaches the fundamentals of clinical practice and focuses on actively engaging the reader in the learning process. By partnering interactive exercises and video segments on CD-ROM with textbook material and related cases, this outstanding tool reinforces dental hygiene concepts and procedures on a number of levels. Students don't just learn information, they use it. In addition, all topics in the text are directly related to the American Dental Education Association's Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene-ensuring that this resource is practical, useful, and invaluable to anyone learning dental hygiene.
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Dental Students / Dental Hygiene Students
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Höhe: 276 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-323-00993-5 (9780323009935)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
I. THE DENTAL HYGIENE PROFESSIONAL * Dental Hygiene - Then and Now* Health Promotion: A Basis of Practice* Legal and Ethical Considerations* CommunicationII. ENVIRONMENTAL ERGONOMICS * Exposure Control and Prevention of Disease Transmission* Workstation Design and Positioning* Instrument Design and Principles of Instrumentation* Instrument SharpeningIII. PATIENT ASSESSMENT * Life Stage Changes * Comprehensive Health and Dental History* Physical and Extraoral Examinations* Tobacco and Chemical Dependencies* Intraoral Examination* Clinical Manifestations of Common Medications* Periodontal Examination* Hard Tissue Examination * Radiographic Evaluation and Utilization* Nutritional Assessment* Intraoral Photographic Imaging* Supplementary AidsIV. SELF AND PROFESSIONAL DISEASE PREVENTION THERAPY * Devices for Oral Self Care* Fluoride and the Reversal of Dental Caries* Dentifrices* Chemotherapeutics* Dentinal Sensitivity* Sealants* Prevention and Emergency Management of Dental Trauma* Care of Appliances and Dental ProsthesesV. HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION * Oral Risk Assessment and Intervention Planning* Personalizing Preventive StrategiesVI. THERAPEUTIC IMPLEMENTATION * Hand and Mechanical Periodontal Debridement* Cosmetic and Therapeutic Polishing* Periodontal Dressings and SuturingVII. ANXIETY AND PAIN CONTROL * Anxiety Control* Chemistry and Pharmacology of Anesthetics* Local Anesthetics: Injectable and Topical* Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen SedationVIII. OPERATIVE THERAPIES * Operative Procedures* Cosmetic WhiteningIX: CARE MODIFICATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS * Salivary Dysfunction* Neurologic and Sensory Impairment* Hormonal Imbalances* Mental and Emotional Disturbances* Immune System Dysfunction* Head and Neck Cancer and RadiationX. EVALUATION OF CARE * Evaluation and Supportive Care* Case Development, Documentation, and PresentationXI. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VISION * Professional Development* Insight and Commitment
