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Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental
Assisting
Synopsis
Modern Dental Assisting is the ultimate resource for preparing
readers to become assistants in the dental office. It provides a solid
foundation for the basic and advanced clinical skills readers must master in
order to achieve competence, and its user-friendly style clarifies even the most
complex concepts and procedures. Plus, the comprehensive, targeted coverage of
clinical and administrative topics helps readers prepare for DANB certification.
Key Features
Key procedures are presented in a detailed, step-by-step format with
accompanying illustrations, rationales, icons, and tray setups.
Expanded functions are clearly indicated throughout the text and procedures.
A complete chapter on dental caries discusses methods of prevention and
intervention.
Information on ergonomics in the dental office explores proper methods of
sitting, reaching, stretching, wrist and hand positioning, and the proper chairs
for optimum comfort and efficiency for the dental team and patient.
Recall questions interspersed throughout the chapters make it easy for readers
to test their knowledge in short sections.
Key Terms with a pronunciation guide and a complete Glossary highlight and
define terms that are important to learning dental assisting.
Learning Outcomes outline the key objectives in the upcoming chapter, and
Performance Outcomes highlight the skilled competencies that must be mastered in
the pre-clinic, laboratory, and classroom settings.
Legal and Ethical Implications help readers understand the ramifications of
illegal actions and reinforce good, life-long ethical behavior.
Eye to the Future sections make readers aware of new advancements in dental
treatment and office practices.
Patient Education sections present important information that dental assistants
need to master to share with patients.
Critical Thinking questions encourage readers to process the material they have
learned from the chapter and apply it to real-life situations.
New to this Edition
HIPAA Boxes feature important information on HIPAA regulations and how they
affect dental practice.
CDC Boxes highlight the latest guidelines for safe dental practice.
Two CD-ROMs — The Interactive Dental Office and Dental Assisting Video
Procedures — are bound into the textbook and provide readers with innovative
study tools such as interactive radiograph mounting, charting, case studies,
review questions, as well as more than 50 video clips that bring key office
procedures to life.
A CD-ROM icon in the textbook directs readers to additional exercises on the
bound-in CD-ROMs.
Updated, user-friendly internal design improves readability
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Dental Assisting Profession 1. History of Dentistry 2. The
Professional Dental Assistant 3. The Dental Healthcare Team 4. Dental Ethics 5.
Dentistry and the Law Part 2: Sciences in Dentistry 6. General Anatomy 7.
General Physiology 8. Oral Embryology and Histology 9. Head and Neck Anatomy 10.
Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity 11. Overview of the Dentitions 12. Tooth
Morphology Part 3: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease 13. Dental
Caries 14. Periodontal Diseases 15. Preventive Dentistry 16. Nutrition 17. Oral
Pathology Part 4: Infection Control in Dentistry 18. Microbiology 19. Disease
Transmission and Infection Control 20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
21. Principles and Techniques of Sterilization Part 5: Occupational Health and
Safety 22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies 23. Chemical Safety 24. Dental Unit
Waterlines 25. Ergonomics Part 6: Patient Information and Assessment 26. The
Patient Record 27. Vital Signs 28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 29. The
Medically and Physically Compromised Patient 30. Principles of Pharmacology 31.
Assisting in a Medical Emergency Part 7: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry 32.
The Dental Office 33. Delivering Dental Care 34. Dental Hand Instruments 35.
Dental Handpieces and Accessories 36. Moisture Control 37. Anesthesia and Pain
Control in Dentistry Part 8: Dental Radiology 38. Foundations of Radiography,
Radiographic Equipment, and Radiologic Safety 39. Dental Film and Processing
Radiographs 40. Legal Issues, Quality Assurance, and Infection Control 41.
Intraoral Radiography 42. Extraoral and Digital Radiography Part 9: Dental
Materials 43. Restorative and Esthetic Materials 44. Dental Liners, Bases, and
Bonding Systems 45. Dental Cements 46. Impression Materials 47. Laboratory
Materials and Procedures Part 10: Comprehensive Dental Care 48. Restorative
Dentistry 49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry 50. Fixed Prosthodontics
51. Provisional Coverage 52. Removable Prosthodontics 53. Dental Implants 54.
Endodontics 55. Periodontics 56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 57. Pediatric
Dentistry 58. Coronal Polishing 59. Dental Sealants 60. Orthodontics Part 11:
Dental Administration and Communication Skills 61. Communication in the Dental
Office 62. Business Office Systems 63. Financial Management in the Dental Office
64. Marketing Your Skills
Companion Products
Student Workbook to Accompany Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting, 8th
Edition
CD-ROM Set for Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting, 8th Edition
(Check America's Dental Bookstore dental assisting page to see how to buy these
companion products.)
Author Information
By Doni L. Bird, CDA, RDH, MA, Program Director, Dental Assisting, Santa Rosa
Junior College, Santa Rosa; and Debbie S. Robinson, CDA, MS, Dental Assistant
Distance Education Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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