Dental Hygiene

Comprehensiveanduptodate,DentalHygiene,3rdEditionofferscompletecoverageoftoday'sdentalhygieneskillsandtheories--allbasedontheHumanNeedsModelforbetterhygienist/patientcommunication.Withastrongfocusonclinicalapplication,eachsectioncloselyfollowsthecriticalthinkingandclinicalassessmentapproachthatahygienistmustuseintheclassroom,clinic,andpractice.Clinicalcompetenciesatthebeginningofeachchapterprovideaclear,quickoverviewofexactlywhatyouneedtoknow,andprocedureboxeswithdetailedstepsandrationalesensurethatyouunderstandthereasoningbehindeachstepinthecompetencies.Inaddition,newchaptersoncariesriskassessmentandtheoral-systemichealthconnectionkeepyouuptodatewithtoday'smajorareasofresearch.