Clinical practice of the dental hygienist /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wilkins, Esther M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005.
Edition:	9th ed.
Subjects:	Dental hygiene. Dental prophylaxis. Dental hygienists. Dental Prophylaxis Dental Hygienists Oral Hygiene Oral Health Hygiène dentaire. Prophylaxie dentaire. Hygiénistes dentaires. Dental prophylaxis Dental hygienists Dental hygiene Mondhygiëne. Outline
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Table of Contents:

1. The professional dental hygienist
2. Infection control : transmissible diseases
3. Exposure control : barriers for patient and clinician
4. Infection control : clinical procedures
5. Patient reception and positioning
6. Records and charting
7. Personal, dental, and medical histories
8. Vital signs
9. Dental radiographic imaging
10. Extraoral and intraoral examination
11. Study casts
12. The gingiva
13. Examination procedures
14. Disease development and contributing factors
15. The teeth
16. The occlusion
17. Dental biofilm and other soft deposits
18. Calculus
19. Dental stains and discolorations
20. Indices and scoring methods
21. Planning for dental hygiene care
22. The dental hygiene care plan
23. Health promotion and disease prevention
24. Protocols for prevention and control of dental caries
25. Oral infection control : toothbrushes and toothbrushing
26. Interdental care
27. Chemotherapeutics and topical delivery systems
28. Patient with orthodontic appliances
29. Care of dental prostheses
30. The patient with oral rehabilitation and implants
31. The patient who uses tobacco
32. Diet and dietary analysis
33. Fluorides
34. Sealants
35. Anxiety and pain control
36. Instruments and principles for instrumentation
37. Nonsurgical periodontal instrumentation
38. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy : supplemental care procedures
39. Acute periodontal conditions
40. Sutures and dressings
41. Dentin hypersensitivity
42. Extrinsic stain removal
43. Care of dental restorations
44. Maintenance for oral health : dental hygiene continuing care
45. The pregnant patient
46. Pediatric oral health care : infancy through age 5
47. The patient with a cleft lip and/or palate
48. Preadolescent to postmenopausal patients
49. The gerodontic patient
50. The edentulous patient
51. The oral and maxillofacial surgery patient
52. The patient with cancer
53. Care of patients with disabilities
54. The patient who is homebound or bedridden
55. The patient with a physical impairment
56. The patient with a sensory disability
57. Family abuse and neglect
58. The patient with a seizure disorder
59. The patient with mental retardation
60. The patient with a mental disorder
61. The patient with an alcohol-related disorder
62. The patient with a respiratory disease
63. The patient with a cardiovascular disease
64. The patient with a blood disorder
65. The patient with diabetes mellitus
66. Emergency care
App. I. American dental hygienists' association code of ethics for dental hygienists
App. II. Canadian dental hygienists' association code of ethics
App. III. Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings
2003
App. IV. Average measurements of human teeth.