Modern Dental Assisting , 14th Edition

Description

Easily master all aspects of dental assisting with the most up-to-date and trusted text available. For more than 45 years, students and practitioners alike have relied on Modern Dental Assisting for its cutting-edge content, easy-to-grasp writing style, step-by-step procedures, and top-notch visuals. And the new 14th edition is no exception. With updated content — including the latest technological advancements, clinical photographs, and coverage of cultural diversity and how it relates to patient care — this new edition will guide you from your first day of class all the way to your first job in dental assisting.

Key Features

• Comprehensive, cutting-edge content presented in an approachable writing style aids comprehension.
• Step-by-step procedures for general and expanded functions include helpful color-coding and photos.
• Chapter features include recall questions throughout; boxes on infection control and CDC practices; and end-of-chapter elements regarding patient education, law and ethics, future trends, and critical thinking.
• Key terminology list offers definitions, visual highlights within chapter discussions, and an alphabetized list in the glossary with cross-references to chapter locations.
• Learning and performance outcomes address didactic knowledge and clinical skills mastery.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Expanded coverage of digital technology topics in general dentistry and dental specialties prepares you to work in modern dental settings.
• NEW! Additional illustrations enhance an already stellar art program, with more than 1,700 images.
• NEW! Consistent chapter organization with modernized learning outcomes help you understand important topics more easily.
• UPDATED! Dentrix Learning Edition based on Dentrix G7.3, available for download on the companion Evolve website, gives you experience working with practice management software.
• UPDATED! Revised Dentrix exercises on the Evolve companion website correlate with the updated Dentrix Learning Edition software.

Companion Products

• Modern Dental Assisting - Text, Workbook, and Boyd: Dental Instruments, 8e Package, 14th Edition
• Modern Dental Assisting and Boyd: Dental Instruments, 8e Package, 14th Edition
• Dental Assisting Online for Modern Dental Assisting (Access Card), 14th Edition
• Modern Dental Assisting - E-Book, 14th Edition : Modern Dental Assisting - E-Book
• Modern Dental Assisting - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource, 14th Edition : Modern Dental Assisting - Elsevier EBook on VitalSource
• Dental Assisting Online (DAO) for Modern Dental Assisting, 14th Edition : Dental Assisting Online (DAO) for Modern Dental Assisting
• Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting with Flashcards, 14th Edition
• Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting with Flashcards - EBook, 14th Edition : Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting with Flashcards - EBook
• Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting with Flashcards - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 14th Edition : Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting with Flashcards - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource

Readership

• Dental Assisting students

• 242 programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
• Approximately 5,900 students enrolled, with an additional 20,000+ students being trained in unaccredited private-sector vocational programs

Approximately 4,500 graduates per year (accredited programs)

Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Debbie S. Robinson, CDA, MS, Former Research Associate, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina