cover image - Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition
ISBN: 9780443268687
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 05-13-2026
Page Count: 640
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $59.99

Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition

by Debbie S. Robinson, CDA, MS and Janet Sell, CDA, Ed.D.

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition
ISBN: 9780443268687
Copyright: 2027
Publication Date: 05-13-2026
Page Count: 640
Imprint: Elsevier
List Price: $59.99

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Get the review and hands-on practice you need to master dental assisting concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Edition textbook, this workbook features review questions and exercises, flashcards, case applications, and practice with dental office skills. Competency sheets help you perfect dental assisting procedures, and a clinical externship guide walks you through the externship process. An ideal study tool, this workbook helps you master the role and responsibilities of the dental assistant. (Answer keys available within instructor resources.
    • NEW! New content on up-and-coming technologies includes 3D printing and artificial intelligence, preparing students to work in a modern dental office.
    • NEW! New illustrations are added to correlate with the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Edition textbook.
    • Correlation with textbook chapters makes it easy to move back and forth between the two resources
    • Practice and review questions for each chapter include short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and labeling questions to help reinforce your understanding of terminology and concepts
    • Patient case exercises use medical and dental histories, radiographs, and charting to help you solve problems relating to patient health issues
    • Multimedia review sections visually reinforce your understanding of text material and help you prepare for patient encounters
    • Competency skill checklists provide clear guidelines for performing each dental assisting skill and help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses
    • Flashcards and perforated pages offer convenient, on-the-go review and exam preparation
    • Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide provides information on working as an extern and meeting CODA Accreditation Standards
  • UNIT ONE THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROFESSION
    1. History of Dentistry
    2. The Dental Healthcare Team
    3. The Professional Dental Assistant
    4. Ethics and Code of Conduct in Dentistry
    5. Dentistry and the Law

    UNIT TWO SCIENCES IN DENTISTRY
    6. General Anatomy
    7. General Physiology
    8. Oral Embryology and Histology
    9. Head and Neck Anatomy
    10. Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity
    11. Overview of the Dentitions
    12. Tooth Morphology

    UNIT THREE ORAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF DENTAL DISEASE
    13. Preventive Dentistry
    14. Nutrition
    15. Dental Caries
    16. Periodontal Disease
    17. Oral Pathology

    UNIT FOUR INFECTION PREVENTION IN DENTISTRY
    18. Microbiology
    19. Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention
    20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
    21. Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization

    UNIT FIVE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE DENTAL SETTING
    22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
    23. Chemical and Waste Management
    24. Dental Unit Water Quality
    25. Occupational Hazards

    UNIT SIX PATIENT INFORMATION AND ASSESSMENT
    26. The Patient’s Dental Record
    27. Vital Signs
    28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
    29. The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient
    30. Principles of Pharmacology
    31. Assisting in a Medical Emergency
    32. The Dental Office
    33. Delivering Dental Care
    34. Dental Hand Instruments
    35. Dental Handpieces and Accessories
    36. Moisture Control
    37. Anesthesia and Pain Control

    UNIT EIGHT RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING
    38. Foundation of Dental Radiology
    39. Dental Imaging: Techniques and Processing
    40. Compliance and Prevention in Dental Radiography
    41. Intraoral Imaging
    42. Extraoral Imaging

    UNIT NINE DENTAL MATERIALS
    43. Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials
    44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
    45. Dental Cements
    46. Impression Materials
    47. Laboratory Materials and Procedures

    UNIT TEN ASSISTING IN COMPREHENSIVE DENTAL CARE
    48. General Dentistry
    49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry
    50. Fixed Prosthodontics
    51. Provisional Coverage
    52. Removable Prosthodontics
    53. Dental Implants
    54. Endodontics
    55. Periodontics
    56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    57. Pediatric Dentistry
    58. Coronal Polishing
    59. Dental Sealants
    60. Orthodontics

    UNIT ELEVEN DENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
    61. Communication in the Dental Office
    62. Business Operating Systems
    63. Financial Management in the Dental Office
    64. Marketing Your Skills
  • Debbie S. Robinson, CDA, MS, Former Research Associate, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health, Program Director of Dental Assisting, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA and Janet Sell, CDA, Ed.D., Former Dental Assisting Program Director, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Missouri, USA
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