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Dental hygiene : theory and practice /

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Uniform Title:Dental hygiene (Darby)
Other Authors: Darby, Michele Leonardi, 1949- (Editor), Walsh, Margaret M. (Editor), Bowen, Denise M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier/Saunders, [2015]
Edition:Fourth edition
Subjects:
Dental hygiene.
Dental hygienists.
Oral Health.
Dental Care.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • The dental hygiene profession
  • Human needs theory and dental hygiene care
  • Health and health promotion
  • Communication and behavioral change theories
  • Cross-cultural practice
  • The dental hygiene care environment
  • Infection control
  • Medical emergencies
  • Ergonomics
  • Personal, dental, and health histories
  • Vital signs
  • Pharmacologic history
  • Extraoral and intraoral clinical assessment
  • Assessment of the dentition
  • Oral hygiene assessment : soft and hard deposits
  • Dental caries management by risk assessment
  • Periodontal and risk assessment
  • Impact of periodontal infections on systemic health
  • Dental hygiene diagnosis
  • Dental hygiene care plan and evaluation
  • Toothbrushing
  • Mechanical oral biofilm control : interdental and supplemental self-care devices
  • Dentifrices
  • Hand-activated instruments
  • Ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation
  • Root morphology and instrumentation implications
  • Management of extrinsic and intrinsic stains
  • Decision making related to nonsurgical periodontal therapy
  • Chemotherapy for the control of periodontal diseases
  • Acute gingival and periodontal conditions, lesions of endodontic origin, and avulsed teeth
  • Caries management : fluoride, chlorhexidine, xylitol, and amorphous calcium phosphate therapies
  • Pit and fissure sealants
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Tobacco cessation
  • Impressions, study casts, and oral stents
  • Restorative therapy
  • Behavioral management of dental fear and anxiety
  • Dentinal hypersensitivity management
  • Local anesthesia
  • Nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Persons with diabetes mellitus
  • Oral care of persons with cancer
  • Persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Persons with neurologic and sensory deficits
  • Persons with autoimmune diseases
  • Renal disease and organ transplantation
  • Respiratory diseases
  • Cognitively and developmentally challenged persons
  • Alcohol and substance abuse
  • Eating disorders
  • Women's health and the health of their children
  • The older adult
  • Persons with fixed and removable dentures
  • Orofacial clefts and fractured jaw
  • Dental implant maintenance
  • Persons with orthodontic appliances
  • Abuse and neglect
  • Practice management
  • Career planning and professional development
  • Legal and ethical decision making.