Dental Materials

Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! With just the right level and scope of content,<b> Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, Fifth Edition</b>, 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 videos and practice opportunities on a companion website. A focus on application and a strong art program with additional modern illustrations make this often-difficult subject matter approachable and relevant for today&rsquo;s dental team members.<ul><li><b>NEW! User-friendly features,</b> including <i>Key Points</i> boxes throughout the chapters, more bulleted lists, and shorter paragraphs help you process complex topics more easily</li><li><b>NEW! <i>Do You Recall</i> boxes</b> pose questions covering important concepts immediately after they&rsquo;re presented to support knowledge development</li><li><b>NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos</b> on the Evolve companion website reinforce techniques presented in the text</li><li><b>NEW and UPDATED! Coverage of implant maintenance</b> offers the latest information and guidelines</li><li><b>Robust art program</b> features nearly 600 images of full-color conceptual renderings and clinical photographs</li><li><b>Clinical and laboratory procedures</b> include step-by-step instructions and supporting artwork</li><li><b><i>Clinical Tip</i></b><b> and <i>Caution</i> boxes</b> highlight important information</li><li><b>End-of-chapter review questions</b> and case-based discussion topics and practice quizzes on the Evolve companion website provide practice opportunities for classroom and board exam preparation</li><li><b>Key terms</b> are called out in each chapter and defined in a glossary</li><li><b>Patient home care instructions</b> in many chapters provide helpful tools for patient education</li></ul>