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Dental Instruments

A Pocket Guide

  • 8 Edición - 14 de abril de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Linda Bartolomucci Boyd
  • Idioma: Inglés

Learn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 8th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienist… Leer más

Descripción

Learn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 8th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienists to master the instruments, equipment, and tray setups used in everyday practice. The book includes over 750 photographs and drawings of basic and specialty dental instruments, paired with monographs describing each instrument’s characteristics, functions, order of use, and sterilization guidelines. With a spiral-bound, flashcard-style, flip-chart 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!

Puntos claves

  • EXPANDED! Photos and illustrations show the instrument or equipment in use within the context of dental care, also emphasizing updates in emerging technologies, infection control, implants, and orthodontics
  • More than 750 high-quality photographs and illustrations include both full and close-up views to help 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
  • Flashcard-style format is perfect for self-quizzing on dental instruments and their uses
  • Pocket size, spiral binding, and Velcro® closure enable easy, on-the-go study and use
  • Practice Notes and Sterilization Notes summarize common tray setups as well as CDC recommendations
  • Student review activities on Evolve include chapter quizzes as well as tray setup questions and exercises

De interès para

Dental Assisting students and Dental Hygiene students

Índice

1. Basic Dental Instruments

2. Enamel-Cutting Instruments

3. Local Anesthesia 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 and Dental Implants

18. Sterilization and Protective Equipment

19. Dental Materials Equipment

20. Dental Imaging and Diagnostic Equipment

21. Patient Assessment and Emergency Equipment

Reseñas

Highlighted in Gordon J. Christensen Clinicians Report®, ©CR Foundation® 2025. “Other sources of info of dental start-ups.” (July 2025, Volume18, Issue 7)

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 8
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 17 de julio de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus, Program Coordinator Registered Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA