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Dental Instruments

A Pocket Guide

  • 7th Edition - November 22, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Linda Bartolomucci Boyd
  • Language: English

Learn how to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 7th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienist… Read more

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Description

Learn how to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 7th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienists to master the instruments and equipment used in everyday practice. It includes over 700 photographs and drawings of basic and specialty dental instruments, paired with text describing each instrument’s use, characteristics, practice considerations, and sterilization. With a spiral-bound, flashcard-style, flipbook format, the book also makes it easy to review key information and to assess your knowledge. Dental Instruments is the perfect guide both for study and for chairside reference.

Key features

  • Flashcard-style format makes it easy to quiz yourself and assess your knowledge of dental instruments
  • More than 700 high-quality photographs and illustrations include both full and close-up views to help you quickly and accurately identify and differentiate dental instruments.
  • Clear, two-page spreads include a photo of each instrument along with its name, functions, characteristics, practice notes, and sterilization, with chapters progressing from basic instruments to more specialized instruments
  • Pocket size, spiral binding, and Velcro® closure makes the book easy to use and ideal for on-the-go study
  • Practice Notes and Sterilization Notes summarize common practice and state regulations
  • Interactive review activities on the Evolve companion website include chapter quizzes as well as tray setup questions and exercises

Table of contents

1. Basic Dental Instruments

2. Enamel Cutting Instruments

3. Local Anesthetic Syringe/Components and Nitrous Oxide Sedation

4. Evacuation Devices, Air/Water Syringe Tip, and Dental Unit

5. Dental Handpieces

6. Burs and Rotary Attachments for Handpieces

7. Dental Dam Instruments

8. Amalgam Restorative Instruments

9. Composite Restorative Instruments

10. Fixed Prosthodontics Restorative Instruments

11. Endodontic Instruments

12. Hygiene Instruments

13. Preventive and Sealant Instruments and Whitening Trays

14. Orthodontic Instruments

15. Universal Surgical Instruments

16. Periodontal Instruments and Periodontal Surgical Instruments

17. Oral Surgery Extraction Instruments

18. Sterilization and Protective Equipment

19. Dental Materials Equipment

20. Dental Imaging and Diagnostic Equipment

21. Vital Signs and Beyond
Index

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 4, 2020
  • Language: English

About the author

LB

Linda Bartolomucci Boyd

Linda Bartolomucci Boyd is a Professor Emeritus at Diablo Valley College, where she served as the Program Coordinator of the RDA/CDA program. She has been a RDA for over 35 years and taught in community colleges for many years.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Program Coordinator Registered Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA