Description

Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, Fourteenth Edition progresses through crucial topics in dental hygiene in a straightforward format to ensure students develop the knowledge and skills they need for successful, evidence-based practice in today’s rapidly changing oral health care environment.

This cornerstone text, used in almost every dental hygiene education program in the country, has been meticulously updated by previous co-authors, Linda Boyd, and Lisa Mallonee to even better meet the needs of today’s students and faculty, while reflecting the current state of practice in dental hygiene. Maintaining the hallmark outline format, the Fourteenth Edition continues to offer the breadth and depth of coverage necessary not only for foundation courses bur for use throughout the entire dental hygiene curriculum.

The workbook is now included with Navigate Premier Access! The engaging workbook reinforces important concepts of the main text and provides hands-on exercises that put those concepts into practice.

Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist 14th Edition Key Features and Updates :

• Chapters have been extensively updated with the best available evidence, edited, and reorganized to minimize redundancy.
• New content areas include:  new sections on airborne transmission of disease (including coronavirus), new information on respiratory protection, new data on infection control related to aerosol generating procedures, updates related to silver diamine fluoride (SDF), and much more!
•  A step-by-step format of instruction covers all aspects of dental hygiene from radiologic diagnosis and technique to treating patients with special needs and dental/medical areas of concern, such as infectious disease, allergic reactions, blood disorders, and medications.
• Each new print copy includes Navigate Premier Access that unlocks an interactive eBook, Navigate TestPrep, video, and much more.

Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist 14th Table of contents :

• Section  I  Orientation to Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice
•   Chapter  1  The Professional Dental Hygienist
•   Chapter  2  Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene Practice
•   Chapter  3  Effective Health Communication
•   Chapter  4  Dental Hygiene Care in Alternative Settings
• Section  II  Preparation for Dental Hygiene Practice
•   Chapter  5  Infection Control: Transmissible Diseases
•   Chapter  6  Exposure Control: Barriers for Patient and Clinician
•   Chapter  7  Infection Control: Clinical Procedures
•   Chapter  8  Patient Reception and Ergonomic Practice
•   Chapter  9  Emergency Care
• Section  III  Documentation
•   Chapter  10  Documentation for Dental Hygiene Care
• Section  IV  Assessment
•   Chapter  11  Medical, Dental, and Psychosocial Histories
•   Chapter  12  Vital Signs
•   Chapter  13  Extraoral and Intraoral Examination
•   Chapter  14  Family Violence
•   Chapter  15  Dental Radiographic Imaging
•   Chapter  16  Hard Tissue Examination of the Dentition
•   Chapter  17  Dental Soft Deposits, Biofilm, Calculus, and Stain
•   Chapter  18  The Periodontium
•   Chapter  19  Periodontal Disease Development
•   Chapter  20  Periodontal Examination
•   Chapter  21  Indices and Scoring Methods
• Section  V  Dental Hygiene diagnosis and Care Planning
•   Chapter  22  Dental Hygiene Diagnosis
•   Chapter  23  The Dental Hygiene Care Plan
• Section  VI  Implementation: Prevention
•   Chapter  24  Preventative Counseling and Behavior Change
•   Chapter  25  Protocols for Prevention and Control of Dental Caries
•   Chapter  26  Oral Infection Control: Toothbrushes and Toothbrushing
•   Chapter  27  Oral Infection Control: Interdental Care
•   Chapter  28  Dentifrices and Mouthrinses
•   Chapter  29  The Patient with Orthodontic Appliances
•   Chapter  30  Care of Dental Appliances
•   Chapter  31  The Patient with Dental Implants
•   Chapter  32  The Patient with Nicotine Use Disorders
•   Chapter  33  Diet and Dietary Analysis
•   Chapter  34  Fluorides
•   Chapter  35  Sealants
• Section  VII  Implementation: Treatment
•   Chapter  36  Anxiety and Pain Control
•   Chapter  37  Instruments and Principles for Instrumentation
•   Chapter  38  Instrument Care and Sharpening
•   Chapter  39  Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy and Adjunctive Therapy
•   Chapter  40  Sutures and Dressings
•   Chapter  41  Dentinal Hypersensitivity
•   Chapter  42  Extrinsic Stain Removal
•   Chapter  43  Tooth Bleaching
• Section  VIII  Evaluation
•   Chapter  44  Principles of Evaluation
•   Chapter  45  Continuing Care
• Section  IX  Patients with Special Needs
•   Chapter  46  The Pregnant Patient and Infant
•   Chapter  47  The Pediatric Patient
•   Chapter  48  The Older Adult
•   Chapter  49  The Patient with a Cleft Lip and/or Palate
•   Chapter  50  The Patient with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder
•   Chapter  51  The Patient with a Disability
•   Chapter  52  Neurologic Disorders and Stroke
•   Chapter  53  The Patient with an Endocrine Condition
•   Chapter  54  The Patient with Diabetes Mellitus
•   Chapter  55  The Patient with Cancer
•   Chapter  56  The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient
•   Chapter  57  The Patient with a Seizure Disorder
•   Chapter  58  The Patient with a Mental Health Disorder
•   Chapter  59  The Patient with a Substance-Related Disorder
•   Chapter  60  The Patient with a Respiratory Disease
•   Chapter  61  The Patient with Cardiovascular Disease
•   Chapter  62  The Patient with a Blood Disorder
•   Chapter  63  The Patient with an Autoimmune Disease