Basic Guide to Dental Procedures

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John Wiley & Sons, Apr 5, 2024 - Medical - 224 pages

The essential guide to dental practice returns in an updated form

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures serves as essential overview of procedures for members of a practice team, whether in general or specialized practice. Updated to reflect cutting-edge practices and new clinical research, it remains a must-own for dental care providers. Each chapter retains the familiar structure of providing the reason for the procedures, step-by-step guidance on carrying out the procedure, and advice for the long-term maintenance of the results.

Readers of the third edition of Basic Guide to Dental Procedures will also find:

  • A new chapter on treatment under conscious sedation
  • Additional and updated sections on subjects including dietary advice, vitality tests, implants. thermoplastic dentures, and more
  • Color images throughout procedure stages, with before and after views where possible

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures is an ideal reference and study guide for dental nurses and other practitioners across the dental practice.

 

Contents

Preventive techniques
1
Oral hygiene instruction
6
Scaling and polishing
21
Diagnostic techniques
33
Tooth restoration with fillings
52
Tooth restoration with crowns bridges veneers or inlays
62
Tooth restoration with endodontic techniques
76
Tooth extraction
90
Tooth replacement with implants
113
Treatment under conscious sedation
121
Tooth alignment with orthodontic appliances
134
Tooth whitening
147
Extended duties of the dental nurse
157
Assessment sheets
209
Glossary of terms
212
Index
218

Tooth replacement with dentures
101

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About the author (2024)

Carole Hollins BDS, is a Dental Practitioner from Stoke-on-Trent, England. She is also an approved clinical supervisor for dental nurses undergoing conscious sedation training and former Examiner for the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing, former presiding xaminer for NEBDN qualifications, and was chairman of the NEBDN from 2010 to 2012. Carole is also the author of the highly popular dental nurse textbook, Levison’s Textbook for Dental Nurses 12th Edition and its companion revision aid, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses.

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