Mosby's Textbook of Dental Nursing

By Mary Miller, MA(Ed), Principal, Education & Training (Accredited), Assessment Centre for Dental Nurses, Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital, London, UK and Crispian Scully, CBE, MD, PhD, MDS, MRCS, FDSRCS, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCSE, FRCPath, FMedSci, FHEA, FUCL, DSc, DChD, DMed(HC), Dr HC, Professor of Special Care Dentistry, UCL - Eastman Dental Institute and Hospital, UK; Professor of Oral Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology, University of London, UK; Visiting Professor at Universities of Edinburgh, Helsinki, Middlesex and West of England, Honorary Consultant at University College Hospitals, London, UK; Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK; St Savvas Hospital, Athens, Greece; European Institute for Oncology, Milan, Italy

CHAPTER 1: Health and Safety, Occupational Hazards and Infection Control in the Dental Workplace

1.1: Health and Safety and Occupational Hazards in the Dental Workplace

1.2: Infection Control in the Dental Workplace

CHAPTER 2: Medical Emergencies and First Aid in the Dental Surgery

CHAPTER 3: Law and Ethics

3.1: Regulation of Dental Nursing in the UK, Scope of Practice, Training and Qualifications

3.2: Dental Nursing and Principles of Ethical Practice

CHAPTER 4: Anatomy and Physiology

4.1: General Anatomy and Physiology

4.2: Dental Anatomy and Physiology

CHAPTER 5: Oral Disease

CHAPTER 6: Patient Care and Special Groups

6.1: Patient Care: Diagnosis and Management

6.2: Special Groups and Minority Issues

CHAPTER 7: Oral Health Needs and Treatment Planning Appointments

CHAPTER 8: Oral Health Promotion

CHAPTER 9: Restorative Procedures and Materials

CHAPTER 10: Surgical Procedures

CHAPTER 11: Correction of Malocclusion: Orthodontics

CHAPTER 12: Dental Drugs, Materials, Instruments and Equipment

CHAPTER 13: Pain and Anxiety Control

CHAPTER 14: Dental Imaging

CHAPTER 15: Communication

CHAPTER 16: Dental Emergencies

CHAPTER 17: Human Diseases and Health Promotion

17.1: Common Human Diseases

17.2: General Health Promotion