Comprehensive Dental Assisting Enhanced Edition

Dental assistants have to work as part of a team every day to provide patients with the best possible care and ensure that the dental office runs smoothly. As an instructor, you prepare students to have the skills and abilities they will need to be a successful part of this dental team.

Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Certification Preparation for Dental Assisting prepares students for the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA®) exam. This review book follows the organization of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) exam outline, and features a comprehensive outline format with integrated review questions for each subtopic. A 320-question simulated exam is included in the text. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM featuring all 480 questions from the text along with an additional 480 questions for a total of 960 dental assisting review questions. Study and test-taking tips as well as rationales for each of the questions are included to help students prepare for the exam.

Accompanying Student resource DVD-ROM contains ... "videos and animations; interactive activities and exercises; Dentrix G4 practice management learning activities; and much more." Accompanying Dentrix Learning edition software DVD-ROM contains ... Dentrix Learning Edition software (version G4.8); Dentrix G4 user's guide."--DVD-ROM labels.

Provides a steadfast review for the dental assisting student preparing for course review, local or state exams, or national certification. Three comprehensive tests are included in the format, all common to national exams for dental assistants. Tests are divided into the following categories: General Chairside (360 questions total/120 questions per test); Radiation Health and Safety (300 questions total/100 questions per test); Infection Control (300 questions total/100 questions per test). For added convenience, each question is repeated in the answer key with the rationale for the correct choice so the results can be checked.-- From the preface.

Jones & Bartlett Learning’s Certification Preparation for Dental Assisting prepares students for the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA®) exam. This review book follows the organization of the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) exam outline, and features a comprehensive outline format with integrated review questions for each subtopic. A 320-question simulated exam is included in the text. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM featuring all 480 questions from the text along with an additional 480 questions for a total of 960 dental assisting review questions. Study and test-taking tips as well as rationales for each of the questions are included to help students prepare for the exam.

This innovative learning system is designed to give dental assisting students the knowledge they need to pass the Dental Assisting National Board exam. Chapters cover head and neck anatomy, embryology, histology, pharmacology, nutrition, and pathology. the text also contains sections on chairside assisting, sterilization procedures, first aid and CPR, as well as dental charting and basic business office techniques. Its comprehensive content provides up-to-date information regarding preclinical and clinical dental assisting skills that better prepares students for a career in the dental industr