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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
Procedures walk you through hands-on laboratory skills and include
illustrations, equipment and supplies needed, and the rationale behind each step
to help you master the skills.
Essential for your practice as a dental assistant, CDC boxes familiarize you
with the latest CDC guidelines and illustrate how to use them in the clinical
setting.
Review Exercises on Evolve provide additional opportunity for reviewing the
topics in the book.
Shorter chapters offer a more focused discussion of each topic and help you find
specific information easily.
Learn the proper way to sit, reach, stretch, and position your hands and wrists
in the Ergonomics chapter.
Dental Caries chapter discusses the prevention and intervention of caries.
Interactive Charting Exercises on the CD and written exercises in the workbook
provide practice in this critical dental assisting skill.
Critical Thinking questions and scenarios test your problem solving skills and
provide an opportunity for classroom discussion.
Patient Education boxes at the end of select chapters offer tips and strategies
to help you learn to interact and share information with patients.
Be aware of ethical and legal situations with Legal and Ethical Implications
boxes to protect yourself and your patients.
Explore the latest cutting-edge research, trends, and hot topics that relate to
chapter content with Eye to the Future boxes.
Student Workbook also available.
New to this Edition
Multimedia Procedures DVD packaged with the text includes 60 procedural video
clips with optional review questions at the end of each clip to help you
visualize difficult concepts and test your knowledge.
A variety of case studies and review on the Interactive Dental Office CD
packaged with the text, allow you to apply your knowledge and sharpen your
clinical and practice management skills.
Evolve website includes Canadian content tailored to Canada’s specific nutrition
guidelines and privacy regulations.
Electronic Resources sections list available resources for each chapter on
Evolve, the CD-ROM, and the DVD to tie together the text and electronic content.
Added emphasis on Expanded Functions helps you understand the skills you need to
become proficient in complex procedures.
Updated photos reflect the modern dental assisting environment in which you will
practice practice.
Companion Products
Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting with Dental Instruments Package, 9th
Edition
Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting -Text, Workbook and Dental
Instruments Package, 9th Edition
Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting - Textbook and Workbook Package, 9th
Edition
Student Workbook for Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting, 9th Edition
Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting - Text and E-Book Package, 9th
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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