Teach your students to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9th Edition, makes it quick and easy for them to master the instruments, equipment, and tray setups used in everyday practice. The book includes over 750 photographs and drawings of basic and specialty dental instruments, paired with monographs describing each instrument’s characteristics, functions, order of use, and CDC sterilization guidelines. With a spiral-bound, flashcard-style, flip-chart format, the book also makes it easy for students to review key information and to assess their knowledge. Dental Instruments is the perfect guide both for study and for chairside reference!
NEW! Seven additional videoson the companion Evolve website bring the book’s photos to life, demonstrating how to correctly use dental instruments.
NEW! Updated images focus on the latest advances in implants, orthodontics, and endodontics.
More than 750 high-quality photos and illustrations include both full and close-up views to help students learn to accurately identify and differentiate dental instruments.
Clear, two-page spreads include a photo of each instrument along with its name, functions, characteristics, practice notes, and sterilization, with chapters progressing from basic instruments to more specialized instruments and state-of-the-art dental technology.
Flashcard-style format is perfect for self-quizzing.
Pocket size, spiral binding, and Velcro® closure enable easy, on-the-go study and use.
Practice Notes and Sterilization Notes summarize common tray setups and CDC regulations.
Review activities on the companion Evolve website include chapter quizzes, as well as tray setup questions and exercises.
Linda Bartolomucci Boyd, RDA, BA, Professor Emeritus, Program Coordinator Registered Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA
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