Delmar's Handbook of Essential Skills and Procedures for Chairside Dental Assisting - Softcover

Phinney, Donna J.; Halstead, Judy H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0766834573 ISBN 13: 9780766834576

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2001

Synopsis

This resource provides essential information on the core clinical skills and procedures dental assistants need to know. Concise and user friendly, it presents a learning system appropriate for formal education settings, lab-based programs, on-the-job training and refresher courses. Outstanding illustrations make this text ideal for the visually oriented learner.

About this title

About the Author:

Donna Phinney was a Certified Dental Assistant and Program Director for the Dental Assisting Program at Spokane Community College. Recently deceased, she devoted her 20-year career to the dental field as a dental assistant and office manager, and later to consulting and teaching. She earned her BA from Eastern Washington University and MEd from Whitworth College. Ms. Phinney was a fellow of the American Dental Assistants Association, where she served as a consultant and an appointed commissioner, as well as an active member of the Washington State Dental Assisting Association.

Judy Halstead, CDA, BA is the former Dental Assisting Program Director for a private college and a high school skills center. Now retired, she also worked as a dental assistant, and an enthusiastic industry representative for more than thirty years. Serving as a president of the Washington Dental Assistant Association, Ms. Halstead often delivered lectures and workshops at local, state, and regional dental conferences, and acted as an industry consultant. Ms. Halstead earned a BA from Eastern Washington University, and is a Certified Dental Assistant with an Expanded Functions certificate.

Review:

Section I: Introduction to Dental Assisting and Basic Dental Sciences. Chapter 1: Dental Assisting-the profession. Chapter 2: Oral Health. Chapter 3: Head and Neck Anatomy. Chapter 4: Tooth Anatomy and Supporting Structures. Chapter 5: Dental Charting. Section II: Preclinical Dental Skills. Chapter 6: Infection Control/Sterilization Procedures. Chapter 7: Management of Hazardous Materials. Chapter 8: Preparation for Patient Care. Section III: Clinical Dental Procedures. Chapter 9: Chairside Assisting Skills. Chapter 10: Dental Instruments and Tray System. Chapter 11: Topical and Local Anesthetic. Chapter 12: Dental Radiology. Section IV: Chapter 13: Endodontics. Chapter 14: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Chapter 15: Orthodontics. Chapter 16: Pediatric Dentistry. Chapter 17: Periodontics. Chapter 18: Fixed Prosthodontics. Chapter 19: Removable Prosthodontics. Section V: Restorative and Laboratory Materials and Techniques. Chapter 20: Dental Cements and Restorative Materials and Techniques. Chapter 21: Laboratory Materials and Techniques. Section VI: Advanced Functions. Chapter 22: Coronal Polish, Pit, and Fissure Sealants, and Bleaching Techniques. Chapter 23: Dental Dam and Matrix and Wedge Techniques. Chapter 24: Retraction Cord and Temporary Restorations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0766834573
• ISBN 13: 9780766834576
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304