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For first semester, first year dental hygiene courses.

Designed to develop basic skills in preparation for the clinic, this text is organized in an outline format that offers the student an accessible structure for understanding the material while conveying basic fundamental information. Each chapter takes the first year dental hygiene student step-by-step through each essential process or skill.

• Accessible outline format.

  • Provides students with an easy-to-read text while detailing comprehensive fundamental information that is necessary for the student dental hygienist.

• Companion CD-ROM —Supplements the procedures presented in the text through video clips and additional photographs.

  • Offers students a visual representation of the material under study so they can better understand the procedures and practices they will be expected to perform in the field.

• Pedagogical aids throughout the text— Including key terms, learning objectives, text boxes and review questions.

  • Equips students with beneficial study tools that aid comprehension and motivate further exploration.

• References to current literature.

  • Presents students with current research and information that support the philosophy of life-long learning.

• Instructor's Manual—Designed to help students develop critical thinking skills essential to the clinical setting.

  • Includes skill activities and exercises that require students to expand their knowledge and visualize themselves in settings that are commonly experienced in clinical dental hygiene so they are appropriately prepared for the workplace.

 1. Infection Control.


 2. Medical/Dental Histories.


 3. Vital Signs.


 4. Extraoral and Intraoral Examinations.


 5. Examination and Charting of the Hard and Soft Tissues.


 6. Preventive Dentistry.


 7. Ergonomics.


 8. Instrumentation.


 9. Polishing.


10. Fluorides.

Dental Hygiene / I - II (Preclinical / Clinical) (Dental Hygiene )

"This book is different because of the focus on basics and being geared to preclinical students versus the typical comprehensive, extremely thick textbooks do dental hygiene." — Judith A. Hall, Delaware Technical and Community College

"The information provided is vital to the development of a.fundamental knowledge base that can be broadened in the subsequent semesters." — Paula J. Fitch, Broome Community College

Written and designed for first-year, first-semester dental hygiene programs, this easy-to-read and well-organized resource helps the reader develop basic introductory and practical skills. Each clinical process is written in a step-by-step fashion, an ideal format for the hands-on learner.

• Free CD-ROM includes video of common techniques in dental hygiene practice, plus a large collection of color images.
• "Preclinical Tips" showcased in each chapter—interesting facts designed to measure and broaden the learner's knowledge.
• Fundamental objectives and key terms listed at the beginning of each chapter establish a basis for understanding.
• End-of-chapter review questions reinforce comprehension.

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• Package ISBN-10: 0131938738 | ISBN-13: 9780131938731
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  This package contains:
• Essentials of Dental Hygiene: Preclinical Skills, 1/E
  Cooper & Wiechmann | ©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 336 pages
  
• Prentice Hall Health Question and Answer Review of Dental Hygiene, 5/E
  Barnes & Sensat | ©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 304 pages