Publisher's Synopsis
The text covers all levels of dental assisting,and applies the clinical sciences to the field and provides an in-depth theoretical basis for understanding how to prevent disease transmission.;Included in this edition are: updated information on infection control; expanded coverage of the dental radiology section and business and communication skills section; a revised chapter on sciences in dentistry that features a more clinical approach and a revised section on the medically compromised patient; a new chapter on environmental health and safety (how to recognize common environmental hazards and how to reduce and alienate them), as well as discussions of latex allergies, bioaerosols, dental unit waterline contamination and ergonomics; and a new chapter on expanded functions for additional training.
