Basic Guide to Dental Procedures (3^rd Ed.) Basic Guide Dentistry Series

The essential guide to dental practice returns in an updated form

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures serves as essential overview of procedures for members of a practice team, whether in general or specialized practice. Updated to reflect cutting-edge practices and new clinical research, it remains a must-own for dental care providers. Each chapter retains the familiar structure of providing the reason for the procedures, step-by-step guidance on carrying out the procedure, and advice for the long-term maintenance of the results.

Readers of the third edition of Basic Guide to Dental Procedures will also find:

• A new chapter on treatment under conscious sedation
• Additional and updated sections on subjects including dietary advice, vitality tests, implants. thermoplastic dentures, and more
• Color images throughout procedure stages, with before and after views where possible

Basic Guide to Dental Procedures is an ideal reference and study guide for dental nurses and other practitioners across the dental practice.

1 Preventive techniques 1

2 Oral hygiene instruction 6

3 Scaling and polishing 21

4 Diagnostic techniques 33

5 Tooth restoration with fillings 52

6 Tooth restoration with crowns, bridges, veneers or inlays 62

7 Tooth restoration with endodontic techniques 76

8 Tooth extraction 90

9 Tooth replacement with dentures 101

10 Tooth replacement with implants 113

11 Treatment under conscious sedation 121

12 Tooth alignment with orthodontic appliances 134

13 Tooth whitening 147

14 Extended duties of the dental nurse 157

Assessment sheets 209

Glossary of terms 212

Index 218

About the AuthorCarole Hollins BDS, is a Dental Practitioner from Stoke-on-Trent, England. She is also an approved clinical supervisor for dental nurses undergoing conscious sedation training and former Examiner for the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing, former presiding xaminer for NEBDN qualifications, and was chairman of the NEBDN from 2010 to 2012. Carole is also the author of the highly popular dental nurse textbook, Levison’s Textbook for Dental Nurses 12th Edition and its companion revision aid, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses.