Dental assisting : a comprehensive approach / Donna J. Phinney, Judy H. Halstead.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 977-980) and index.

Section 1: Introduction -- 1: Introduction to the dental profession -- Introduction -- History of dentistry -- Later progress of dentistry -- Progress of dentistry in the United States -- Education and organized dentistry -- Dental team -- Chapter summary -- 2: Psychology, communication, and multicultural interaction -- Introduction -- Psychology and understanding individual paradigms -- Communication -- Communication process components -- Listening skills -- Verbal and non-verbal communication -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs -- Defense mechanisms -- Culture, ethnicity, and race -- Multicultural interaction -- Chapter summary -- 3: Ethics, jurisprudence, and health information portability and accountably act -- Introduction -- Law -- Dentist, the dental assistant, and the law -- Standard of care -- Dental records -- Ethics -- Health insurance portability and accountability act -- American Dental Assistants Association principles of ethics and professional conduct -- Chapter summary -- Section 2: Prevention And Nutrition -- 4: Oral health and preventive techniques -- Introduction -- Preventive dentistry -- Oral hygiene aids -- Toothbrushes and techniques -- Dental flossing -- Oral hygiene for patients with special needs -- Fluoride -- Chapter summary -- 5: Nutrition -- Introduction -- Nutrition -- Nutrients -- Balancing energy -- Eating disorders -- Chapter summary -- Section 3: Basic Dental Sciences -- 6: General anatomy and physiology -- Introduction -- Body systems -- Body planes and directions -- Body cavities -- Basic structure and functions of the cell -- Skeletal system -- Muscular system -- Nervous system -- Endocrine system and reproductive system -- Circulatory system -- Digestive system -- Respiratory system -- Lymphatic system and immune system -- Chapter summary -- 7: Head and neck anatomy -- Introduction -- Landmarks of the face and oral cavity -- Bones of the head -- Temporomandibular joint -- Muscles of the head and neck -- Nerves of the head and neck -- Circulation of the head and neck -- Chapter summary -- 8: Embryology and histology -- Introduction -- Embryology -- Histology and the life cycle of the tooth -- Tooth structure -- Components of the periodontium -- Chapter summary -- 9: Tooth morphology -- Introduction -- Dental arches -- Dental quadrants -- Types of teeth and their functions -- Eruption schedule -- Divisions of the tooth -- Surfaces of the teeth -- Anatomical structures -- Permanent teeth -- Deciduous (primary) teeth descriptions -- Chapter summary -- Section 4: Preclinical Dental Skills -- 10: Microbiology -- Introduction -- Important people in microbiology -- Groups of microorganisms -- Bacteria -- Protozoa -- Rickettsiae -- Yeasts and molds -- Prions -- Viruses -- Diseases of major concern to the dental assistant -- How the body resists diseases -- Chapter summary -- 11: Infection control -- Introduction -- Rationales and regulations of infection control -- Cross-contamination pathways -- Chain of infections -- Breaking the chain of infection -- Routes of microbial transmission in the dental office -- Infection control in the dental office -- Disinfection -- Sterilization -- Sterilization monitoring -- Techniques and aids for infection control -- Clinical asepsis protocol -- Dental unit waterlines -- Dental radiography room and equipment -- Dental laboratory -- Chapter summary -- 12: Management of hazardous materials -- Introduction -- OSHA's bloodborne pathogen standard revision -- Engineering/work practice controls -- Sharps -- Hazardous chemicals -- Chapter summary -- 13: Preparation for patient care -- Introduction -- Patient history -- Clinical evaluation -- Vital signs -- Chapter summary -- 14: Dental charting -- Introduction -- Dental charts -- Numbering systems -- Cavity classifications -- Abbreviations of tooth surfaces -- Basic charting terms -- Charting color indications and symbols -- Chapter summary -- 15: Pharmacology -- Introduction -- Drug names -- Prescriptions -- Drug laws -- Drug administration routes -- Drugs -- Herbal and other alternative medications -- Chapter summary -- 16: Emergency management -- Introduction -- Routine preparedness for dental team members -- Dental assistant's role in emergency care -- Dental office emergency kit -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Foreign body airway obstruction -- Causes, signs, and treatment of emergencies -- Dental emergencies -- Chapter summary.

Section 5: Clinical Dental Procedures -- 17: Introduction to the dental office and basic chair side assisting -- Introduction -- Dental office design -- Treatment rooms and dental equipment -- Routine office care -- Concepts of dental assisting -- Preparing the treatment room -- Seating the dental patient -- Ergonomics for the operator and the assistant -- Dismissing the patient -- Patients with special needs -- Chapter summary -- 18: Instrument transfer and maintain the operating field -- Introduction -- Instrument transfer -- Maintaining the operating field -- Techniques for moisture control and isolation -- Chapter summary -- 19: Basic chair side instruments and tray systems -- Introduction -- Instruments for basic chair side procdures -- Dental rotary instruments -- Abrasives -- Dental hand pieces -- Tray systems -- Chapter summary -- 20: Anesthesia and sedation -- Introduction -- Anesthetics and sedation -- Topical Anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Injection sites -- Anesthetics, syringes, and needles -- Supplemental anesthetic techniques -- Nitrous oxide sedation -- Chapter summary -- Section 6: Dental Radiography -- 21: Introduction to dental radiography and equipment -- Introduction -- Radiation physics and biology -- Biological effects of radiation -- Components of the dental x-ray unit -- Safety and precautions -- Radiation production -- Dental x-ray film -- Chapter summary -- 22: Production and evaluation of dental radiographs -- Producing special radiographs -- Processing quality radiographs -- Mounting radiographs -- Common radiographic errors -- Duplicating radiographs -- Storage of patient radiographs -- Legal implications of radiographs -- Quality assurance -- Chapter summary -- 23: Extraoral and digital radiography -- Introduction -- Extraoral radiographs -- Radiographic interpretation -- Imaging systems/digital imaging systems -- Digital radiography in the dental office -- Chapter summary -- Section 7: Dental Specialties -- 24: Endodontics -- Introduction -- Endodontic team -- Progress of pulpal and periapical diseases -- Endodontic diagnosis -- Endodontic instruments -- Endodontic materials -- Equipment used in endodontic procedures -- Sterilization procedures -- Endodontic procedures -- Surgical endodontics -- Chapter summary -- 25: Oral and maxillofacial surgery -- Introduction -- Oral and maxillofacial surgeon's office -- Oral and maxillofacial surgery team -- Oral surgery instruments -- Asepsis in oral surgery -- Patient considerations -- Patients preparation -- Oral surgery procedures -- Postoperative care of the patient -- Post surgical complications -- Temporomandibular joint disease -- Hospital dentistry -- Advanced chair side functions -- Suture removal -- Chapter summary -- 26: Oral pathology -- Introduction -- Inflammation -- Diagnosing oral pathology -- Oral lesions -- Biological agents -- Physical agents -- Chemical agents -- Hormonal disturbances -- Developmental disturbances -- Nutritional disturbances -- Neoplasms -- Oral lesions related to AIDS and HIV -- Miscellaneous disorders -- Chapter summary -- 27: Orthodontics -- Introduction -- Orthodontic practice -- Occlusion and malocclusion -- Etiology of malocclusion -- Types of orthodontic treatments -- Process of tooth movement -- Preorthodontic treatment -- Consultation appointment -- Orthodontic appliances -- Orthodontic instruments -- Orthodontic treatment -- Completion appointment -- Chapter summary -- 28: Pediatric dentistry -- Introduction -- Pediatric dental office -- Behavior characteristics of children at various ages -- Patient management -- Role of parent or guardian -- Procedures in pediatric dentistry -- Emergency treatment for traumatic injuries -- Child abuse -- Advanced chair side functions -- Enamel sealants -- Indications and contraindications for sealants -- Role of dental assistant -- Enamel sealant materials -- Placement of enamel sealants -- Chapter summary -- 29: Periodontics and coronal polish -- Introduction -- Periodontal team -- Periodontal disease -- Periodontal diagnostic procedures -- Periodontal instruments -- Lasers -- Nonsurgical periodontal procedures -- Surgical periodontal procedures -- Periodontal dressing -- Periodontal maintenance procedures -- Advanced chair side functions -- Coronal polish -- Rationale for performing coronal polish -- Contraindications and modifications -- Dental deposits -- Abrasives and polishing agents -- Equipment and supplies -- Maintaining the operating field -- Auxiliary polishing aids -- Chapter summary -- 30: Fixed prosthodontics and gingival retraction -- Introduction -- Patient considerations -- Types of fixed prostheses -- Types of material used for fixed prostheses -- CAD/CAM restorative systems -- Role of laboratory technician -- Role of dental assistant -- Retention techniques -- Implant retainer prostheses -- Maintenance of fixed prosthodontics -- Advanced chair side functions -- Gingival retraction -- Types of gingival retraction -- Chapter summary -- 31: Cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening -- Introduction -- Cosmetic dentist and staff -- Scope of cosmetic/esthetic dentistry -- Fundamentals of cosmetic dentistry -- Cosmetic dentistry and psychology -- How a patient selects a cosmetic dentist -- Procedures in cosmetic dentistry -- Oral photography -- Contouring soft tissues in cosmetic dentistry -- Occlusion in cosmetic dentistry -- Types of restorations and materials -- Marketing cosmetic dentistry -- Advanced chair side functions -- Introduction to tooth whitening -- How teeth are whitened -- Causes of tooth stains -- Role of the dental assistant -- Whitening techniques -- Over-the-counter whitening materials -- Patient information -- Chapter summary -- 32: Removable prosthodontics -- Introduction -- Patient considerations -- Dental assistant's role -- Diagnosis and treatment planning -- Consultation appointment -- Removable partial denture -- Complete denture -- Denture reline -- Denture repair -- Polishing removable prostheses -- Overdenture -- Chapter summary -- Section 8: Restorative And Laboratory Materials And Techniques -- 33: Dental cements, bases, liners, and bonding agents -- Introduction -- Role of the dental assistant -- Properties of dental materials -- Types of restorative dental materials -- Dental cements -- Bonding agents -- Restorative dentistry -- Advanced chair side functions -- Placing cements, bases, and liners -- Cavity preparation/pulpal involvement -- Treatment of cavity preparations -- Cavity liners -- Cavity varnish -- Cement bases -- Chapter summary -- 34: Restorative materials, dental dam, matrix, and wedge -- Introduction -- Amalgam restorative materials -- Composite restorative materials -- Glass ionomer restorations -- Compomers -- Advanced chair side functions -- Dental dam -- Advantages of dental dam use -- Contraindications to dental dam isolation -- Materials and equipment -- Preparation before dental dam placement -- Placement and removal procedures for dental dam -- Dental dam for pediatric patients -- Alternatives to full dental dam placement -- Matrix and wedge -- Matrices -- Wedges -- Tofflemire matrix -- Plastic strip matrix -- Sectional matrix systems -- Chapter summary -- 35: Laboratory materials and techniques -- Introduction -- Hydrocolloid impression materials -- Elastomeric impression materials -- Gypsum materials -- Articulating casts or study models -- Dental waxes -- Custom trays -- Constructing a custom tray -- Vacuum-formed tray -- Temporary (provisional) restorations -- Chapter summary -- Section 9: Dental Practice Management -- 36: Dental office management -- Introduction -- Reception area -- Dental receptionist and business office staff -- Dentistry marketing -- US postal service -- Telephone technique -- Business office systems -- Patient scheduling -- Dental records management -- Accounts receivable -- Patient account management -- Accounts payable -- Chapter summary -- 37: Employment strategies -- Introduction --

Obtaining national certification -- Employment -- Employment search -- Preparing a cover letter and resume -- Setting up an interview -- Interview process -- Professional conduct during employment -- Chapter summary -- Appendix A: Dental and dental-related organizations and publications resource list -- Appendix B: Stages of tooth eruption -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

List Of Procedures -- 4: Oral Health And Prevention Techniques -- 4-1: Applying disclosing agent for plaque identification -- 4-2: Bass or modified bass brushing technique -- 4-3: Charters brushing technique -- 4-4: Modified stillman brushing technique -- 4-5: Rolling stroke brushing technique -- 4-6: Fones brushing tehnique -- 4-7: Modified scrub brushing technique -- 4-8: Dental flossing technique -- 4-9: Fluoride application -- 11: Infection Control -- 11-1: Handwashing -- 11-2: Preparing the dental treatment room -- 11-3: Completion of dental treatment -- 11-4: Final treatment room disinfecting and cleaning -- 11-5: Treatment of contaminated tray in the sterilization center -- 11-6 Dental radiography infection control protocol -- 13: Preparation For Patient Care -- 13-1: Taking an oral temperature using a digital thermometer -- 13-2: Taking a radial pulse and measuring the respiration rate -- 13-3: Measuring blood pressure -- 16: Emergency Management -- 16-1: Administration of oxygen -- 16-2: Rescue breathing for adults -- 16-3: CPR for an adult, one rescuer -- 16-4: Operating an automated external defibrillation (AED) unit -- 16-5: Heimlich maneuver (subdiaphragmatic thrusts) for a conscious adult -- 16-6: Abdominal thrusts for an unconscious adult with airway obstruction -- 16-7: Treatment of a patient with syncope -- 17: Introduction To The Dental Office And Basic Chairside Assisting -- 17-1: Daily routine to open the office -- 17-2: Daily routine to close the office -- 17-3: Seating the dental patient -- 17-4: Dismissing the dental patient -- 18: Instrument Transfer And Maintaining The Operating Field -- 18-1 One-handed instrument transfer -- 18-2: Specific tip placements for evacuation of the oral cavity -- 20: Anesthesia And Sedation -- 20-1: Preparing the anesthetic syringe -- 20-2: Assisting with the administration of topical and local anesthetics -- 20-3: Administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide sedation -- 22: Production And Evaluation Of Dental Radiographs -- 22-1: Radiography infection control -- 22-2: Full-mouth x-ray exposure with paralleling technique -- 22-3: Exposing occlusal radiographs -- 22-4: Full-mouth pediatric x-ray exposure -- 22-5: Processing radiographs using a manual tank -- 22-6: Processing radiographs using an automatic processor -- 22-7: Mounting radiographs -- 22-8: Processing duplicating technique -- 23: Extraoral And Digital Radiography -- 23-1: Exposing panoramic radiographs -- 23-2: Digital radiology techniques -- 24: Endodontics -- 24-1: Electronic pulp testing -- 24-2: Root canal treatment -- 24-3: Apicoectomy -- 25: Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery -- 25-1: Surgical scrub -- 25-2: Routine or uncomplicated extraction -- 25-3: Multiple extractions and alveoplasty -- 25-4: Removal of impacted third molars -- 25-5: Biopsy -- 25-6: Dental implant surgery -- 25-7: Treatment for alveolitis -- 25-8: Removal of simple and continuous simple sutures -- 25-9: Removal of sling and continuous sling sutures -- 25-10: Removal of horizontal and vertical mattress sutures -- 27: Orthodontics -- 27-1: Placement and removal of elastic separators -- 27-2: Placement and removal of steel spring separators -- 27-3: Placement and removal of brass wire -- 27-4: Cementation of orthodontic bands -- 27-5: Direct bonding of brackets -- 27-6 Placement of the arch wire and ligature ties -- 27-7: Completion appointment -- 28: Pediatric Dentistry And Enamel Sealants -- 28-1: T-band placement -- 28-2: Spot-welded matrix band placement -- 28-3: Pulpotomy -- 28-4: Stainless steel crown placement -- 28-5: Procedure for placing enamel sealants -- 29: Periodontics And Coronal Polish -- 29-1: Occlusal adjustment -- 29-2: Scaling, curettage, and polishing -- 29-3: Gingivectomy -- 29-4: Osseous surgery -- 29-5: Preparation and placement of the non-eugenol periodontal dressing -- 29-6: Removal of the periodontal dressing -- 29-7: Polishing with the rubber cup -- 29-8: Using the prophy brush -- 29-9: Polishing with dental tape and dental floss -- 29-10: Coronal polish -- 30: Fixed Prosthodontics And Gingival Retraction -- 30-1: Porcelain veneers -- 30-2: Preparation for a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown -- 30-3: Cementation of porcelain-fused-to-metal crown -- 30-3: Placing and removing retraction cord -- 31: Cosmetic Dentistry And Teeth Whitening -- 31-1: Nonvital whitening -- 31-2: In-office whitening for vital teeth -- 31-3: Home whitening -- 32: Removable Prosthodontics -- 32-1: Final impressions for a partial denture -- 32-2: Try-in appointment for a partial denture -- 32-3: Delivery appointment for a partial denture -- 32-4: Final impression appointment -- 32-5: Jaw relationship appointment -- 32-6: Try-in appointment -- 32-7: Delivery appointment for the complete denture -- 32-8: Denture relining -- 33: Dental Cements, Bases, Liners, And Bonding Agents -- 33-1: Mixing zinc phosphate cement -- 33-2: Mixing zinc oxide eugenol cement-powder/liquid form -- 33-3: Mixing zinc oxide eugenol cement-two-paste system -- 33-4: Mixing polycarboxylate cement -- 33-5: Mixing glass ionomer cement -- 33-6: Mixing calcium hydroxide cement-two-paste system -- 33-7: Preparing cavity varnish -- 33-8: Placing resin cement-dual-curing technique -- 33-9: Placing etchant -- 33-10: Placing bonding agent -- 33-11: Placing cavity liners-glass ionomer -- 33-12: Placing cavity varnish -- 33-13: Placement of cement bases -- 34: Restorative Materials, Dental Dam, Matrix, And Wedge -- 34-1: Using the dental amalgamator -- 34-2: Amalgam restoration-class II -- 34-3: Composite restoration-class III -- 34-4: Placing and removing dental dam -- 34-5: Rubber dam application for child patient -- 34-6: Quickdam placement -- 34-7: Assembly of Tofflemire matrix -- 34-8: Placement of Tofflemire matrix -- 34-9: Removal of wedge and Tofflemire matrix -- 34-10: Placement of strip matrix -- 34-11: Removal of strip matrix -- 35: Laboratory Materials And Techniques -- 35-1: Mixing alginate with an alginator II mixing device -- 35-2: Preparing for an alginate impression -- 35-3: Taking an alginate impression -- 35-4: Removing the alginate impression -- 35-5: Disinfecting alginate impressions -- 35-6: Taking a bite registration -- 35-7: Taking a polysulfide impression -- 35-8: Taking a silicone (polysiloxane) two-step impression -- 35-9: Pouring an alginate impression with plaster -- 35-10: Pouring an aginate impression for a study model -- 35-11: Pouring art portion of a plaster study model using the two-pour method -- 35-12: Removing plaster model from the alginate impression -- 35-13: Trimming diagnostic casts/study models -- 35-14: Constructing a self-cured acrylic resin custom tray -- 35-15: Constructing a vacuum-formed acrylic resin custom tray -- 35-16: Sizing, adapting, and seating an aluminum temporary crown -- 35-17: Cementing the aluminum crown -- 35-18: Sizing, adapting, and seating preformed acrylic crown -- 35-19: Adapting, trimming, and seating matrix and custom temporary restoration -- 35-20: Cementing custom self-curing composite temporary crown -- 36: Dental Office Management -- 36-1: Preparing for the day's patients -- 36-2: Day sheet preparation for posting -- 36-3: Posting charges and payments on pegboard -- 36-4: Balancing day sheets and end-of-the-month figures -- 36-5: Preparing a deposit slip -- 36-6: Reordering supplies -- 36-7: Reconciling a bank statement -- 36-8: Writing a business check.

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