This exceptionally student-friendly learning tool reinforces the textbook, concept by concept, chapter by chapter, helping you to bridge the gap between theory and clinical care. And, like the textbook, it’s designed to meet the needs of a variety of learners and learning styles.

Key Features:

• Identifies the learning styles that work best for you through a learning styles inventory.
• Offers cases, content review, review questions, and competency exams to ensure your mastery of the materials.
• Serves as your competency check-off lists in clinical and lab.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Introduction to Dental Hygiene

1. Dental Hygiene as a Profession
2. Legal and Ethical Considerations
3. Communication Skills

Part II. The Dental Hygienist’s Role in the Delivery of Health Care

4. Health Education and Promotion
5. Immunology and the Oral Systemic Link
6. Evidence-Based Care

Part III. Infection Control

7. Exposure and Infection Control

Part IV. Assessment

8. Comprehensive Medical and Oral Health History
9. Assessment Instruments
10. Extraoral and Intraoral Exam
11. The Periodontal Examination
12. Hard Tissue Exam
13. Biofilm, Calculus, and Stain
14. Indices
15. Radiography and Intraoral Imaging
16. Nutritional Assessment
17. Risk Assessment

Part V. Diagnosis and Planning

18. Dental Hygiene Diagnosis, Care Plan, Documentation, and Presentation

Part VI. Treatment

19. Devices
20. Dentifrices and Mouth Rinses
21. Cariology and Caries Management
22. Sealants
23. Prostheses and Appliances
24. Ergonomics
25. Power Scaling
26. Instrumentation Principles and Techniques
27. Non-Surgical and Surgical Periodontal Therapy
28. Hypersensitivity
29. Polishing
30. Esthetics

Part VII. Anxiety and Pain Management

31. Dental Fear and Anxiety Management
32. Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation
33. Local Anesthesia

Part VIII. Evaluation

34. Evaluation
35. Maintenance

Part IX. Caring for Patients with Special Healthcare Needs

36. Introduction to Special Needs
37. Cardiovascular
38. Respiratory
39. Sensory Disabilities
40. Mental Health
41. Neurological Impairments
42. Endocrine System
43. Immune System
44. Hematological Considerations
45. Cancer
46. Pediatric Patient
47. Men’s and Women’s Health Issues
48. The Elderly
49. Physical Impairment
50. Alternative Practice Settings

Part X. Emergency Management

51. Dental and Medical Emergencies

Part XI. Future Vision

52. Practice Management
53. Career Development
54. Lifelong Learning