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Description

A new edition of this successful undergraduate text for dental hygienists.

 

Synopsis

A textbook for undergraduate dental students. This fourth edition offers a comprehensive guide to the theoretical content of the curriculum and takes account of developments in the field and the extended scope of the syllabus. Two new chapters cover dental radiography and dentine sensitivity.

 

Contents

Forewords; Preface; The training and employment of dental hygienists; General histology; Systems of the body; Regional anatomy; Tooth morphology; Oral histology and physiology; Microbiology, cross-infection and immunity; General pathology; Plaque, calculus and stains; Dental caries; Inflammatory periodontal diseases; Epidemiology of dental diseases; Oral medicine; Abnormalities of the teeth; Dentine sensitivity; Emergencies in the dental surgery; Patients with special needs; Instrument care and use; Rubber dam application; Prevention of dental diseases; Dental radiography; Local analgesia and pharmacology; Oral health education.