Wilkins, Esther M. creator text xxu London Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2005 9th ed. monographic eng

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xxi, 1189p.: ills.; 28cm. Contents: Orientation to clinical dental hygiene practice: The professional dental hygienist -- Preparation for dental hygiene appointments: Infection control: transmissible diseases -- Exposure control: barriers for patient and clinician -- Infection control: clinical procedures -- Patient reception and positioning -- Assessment: Records and charting -- Personal, dental, and medical histories -- Vital signs -- Dental radiographic imaging -- Extraoral and intraoral examination -- Study casts -- The gingiva -- Examination procedures -- Disease development and contributing factors -- The teeth -- The occlusion -- Dental biofilm and other soft deposits -- Calculus -- Dental stains and discolorations -- Indices and scoring methods -- Care planning: Planning for dental hygiene care -- The dental hygiene care plan -- Prevention: Health promotion and disease prevention -- Protocols for prevention and control of dental caries -- Oral infection control: toothbrushes and toothbrushing -- Interdental care -- Chemotherapeutics and topical delivery systems -- Patient with orthodontic appliances -- Care of dental prostheses -- The patient with oral rehabilitation and implants -- The patient who uses tobacco -- Diet and dietary analysis -- Fluorides -- Sealants -- Treatment: Anxiety and pain control -- Instruments and principles for instrumentation -- Nonsurgical periodontal instrumentation -- Nonsurgical periodontal therapy: supplemental care procedures -- Acute periodontal conditions -- Sutures and dressings -- Dentin hypersensitivity -- Extrinsic stain removal -- Care of dental restorations -- Maintenance for oral health: dental hygiene continuing care -- Patients with special needs: The pregnant patient -- Pediatric oral health care: infancy through age 5 -- The patient with a cleft lip and/or palate -- Preadolescent to post menopausal patients -- The gerodontic patient -- The edentulous patient -- The oral and maxillofacial surgery patient -- The patient with cancer -- Care of patients with disabilities -- The patient who is homebound or bedridden -- The patient with a physical impairment -- The patient with a sensory disability -- Family abuse and neglect -- The patient with a seizure disorder -- The patient with mental retardation -- The patient with a mental disorder -- The patient with an alcohol-related disorder -- The patient with a respiratory disease -- The patient with a cardiovascular disease -- The patient with a blood disorder -- The patient with diabetes mellitus -- Emergency care. Esther M. Wilkins. Includes index and appendix RK60.5 W5 0781740908 151015