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Student Workbook for Essentials of Dental Assisting

  • 7th Edition - February 4, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Debbie S. Robinson
  • Language: English

Reinforce your understanding of dental assisting concepts and practice essential skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Essentials of Dental Assisting, 7th Edition,… Read more

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Reinforce your understanding of dental assisting concepts and practice essential skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Essentials of Dental Assisting, 7th Edition, this student workbook provides a variety of exercises and activities to help you master the role and responsibilities of the dental assistant. Learning activities include review questions, competency sheets, and handy flashcards, each applying your knowledge to preclinical and clinical procedures. It’s an ideal study tool to use in dental assisting courses and to prepare for national board and state certification exams!

Key features

  • Chapter exercises test your recall and comprehension of the material with short answer, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, true/false, and labeling for dental anatomy and charting
  • Correlation with the textbook makes it easy to move between the chapters in the main text and the competency sheets and exercises in the workbook
  • Correlation with the online Interactive Dental Office provides engaging exercises for the patient cases on the Evolve website
  • Competency sheets allow you to practice a skill until you have mastered it, and provide a convenient template for self-, peer-, or instructor evaluation
  • Cases with short-answer questions let you apply concepts to the practice setting
  • Removable flashcards　quiz you about the sciences, medical emergencies, infection control, radiography, dental materials, instruments, and dental procedures, helping you prepare more effectively for courses and also for national board and state certification exams
  • Perforated pages allow users to detach exercises for classroom evaluation and competency forms for use in clinical evaluation settings

Readership

Dental Assisting students

Table of contents

PART 1: THE PROFESSION

1. Introduction to Dental Assisting

2. Professional and Legal Aspects of Dental Assisting

PART 2: THE SCIENCES

3. Anatomy and Physiology

4. Dental Anatomy

PART 3: INFECTION CONTROL IN THE DENTAL SETTING

5. Microbiology and Disease Transmission

6. Infection Control and Management of Hazardous Materials

7. Surface Disinfection and Treatment Room Preparation

8. Instrument Processing

PART 4: PATIENT CARE

9. The Dental Patient

10. Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

PART 5: FOUNDATION OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY

11. Delivering Dental Care

12. Instruments, Handpieces, and Accessories

13. The Dental Examination

14. Moisture Control

15. Pain and Anxiety Management

PART 6: DENTAL IMAGING

16. Principal Concepts of Radiation

17. Oral Radiography

PART 7: DENTAL MATERIALS

18. Restorative and Esthetic Materials

19. Impression Materials and Laboratory Procedures

PART 8: PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY

20. Preventive Care

21. Coronal Polishing and Dental Sealants

PART 9: COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY

22. Restorative Dentistry

23. Prosthodontics and Digital Technology

24. Periodontics

25. Endodontics

26. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

27. Pediatric Dentistry

28. Orthodontics

PART 10: PREPARATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

29. Employment

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Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 4, 2022
  • Language: English

About the author

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Debbie S. Robinson

Debbie S. Robinson is 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, Program Director of Dental Assisting, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA