The Essentials of Dental Assisting

This practical guide offers everything a dental assistant needs to know and more. In addition to covering core clinical skills, the book delves into the "behind-the-scenes" skills of dental assisting, such as legal issues, infection control, common medical emergencies, patient pain and anxiety control, radiography and more.

- 505 pages - 28 easy-to-read chapters - Written by Debbie S. Robinson, CDA, and Doni L. Bird, CDA. - ISBN - 978-1-941807-34-7

- Step-by-step procedures for dental assistant responsibilities that include a goal, equipment needed, chronological steps, and rationales - Procedure icons to indicate various issues that must be identified during different core procedures - Chapters on specialized dentistry - Full-color artwork - Hundreds of photos, illustrations, and charts