Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! With just the right level and scope of content, Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 4th Edition, emphasizes how knowledge of dental materials fits into day-to-day clinical practice. This hands-on resource features clinically focused content supplemented liberally with high-quality photographs, case applications, clinical tips and warnings, and step-by-step procedures, as well as practice opportunities on a companion website. A focus on application and strong art program with additional modern illustrations make this often-difficult subject matter approachable and relevant for today’s dental team members.
- A focus on clinical application — content presentation, tips and precautions, and case scenarios.
- Art program with nearly 600 images, including a mixture of full-color conceptual renderings and clinical photographs.
- Step-by-step procedures with artwork and icons.
- Practice opportunities for classroom and board exam prep include chapter review questions and discussion topics and practice quizzes on Evolve.
- Vocabulary practice — key terms called out in chapter and defined in glossary.
- Robust student practice opportunities such as competency skill worksheets, and educator support materials.
- An Evolve companion website with student practice opportunities and educator support materials.
- Full-color presentation shows dental materials being used and applied.
- NEW! Additional application criteria listings support optimal decision making.
- NEW! Additional modern illustrations enhance comprehension of complex biomaterials concepts.
- NEW! Evidence-based content on dynamic areas such as esthetics, ceramics, implants, and impressions.
- IMPROVED! Test Bank with cognitive leveling based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and mapping to National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) blueprint.
