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Record Nr.

UNISA996339128703316

Titolo

Oxford handbook of dental nursing / / edited by Elizabeth Boon [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

0-19-173071-8

1-283-57742-9

9786613889874

0-19-162983-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Collana

Oxford handbooks in nursing

Disciplina

617.60233

Soggetti

Dentistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Becoming a dental nurse; 2 Legal and ethical issues; 3 Anatomical structures and systems relevant to dental care; 4 Health and safety; 5 Infection control; 6 Medical emergencies and first aid; 7 Oral disease and pathology; 8 Patient care and management; 9 Communication; 10 Assessment of oral health needs and treatment; 11 Dental radiography; 12 Oral hygiene; 13 Restorative dentistry; 14 Oral surgery; 15 Paediatric dentistry; 16 Orthodontics; 17 Drugs and materials used in dentistry; 18 Control of pain and anxiety

19 Being a professionalAppendix: Dental instrument identification; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The Oxford Handbook of Dental Nursing serves as a practical, easily accessible, informative, and up-to-date quick reference guide that a dental nurse can use throughout their career, from the initial training stage to qualification and beyond. It enables users to find relevant information quickly, and will support dental nurses in their everyday work and provide easy access to information they may require in clinical sessions. As well as the basics it highlights the corecompetencies and contains further information which is of use to



qualified dental nurses working in general dental practice,