Description
Designed to accompany the Eleventh Edition of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ cornerstone textbook Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, this workbook reinforces all the important dental hygiene concepts that you are learning. Moreover, it provides plenty of opportunities to put these concepts into practice. You’ll gain a solid command of all the assessment, planning, treatment, communication, and documentation skills needed to succeed as a dental hygienist.
Each section of the workbook lists the American Dental Education Association competencies it covers. Each chapter and the summary exercises for each section contain an assortment of the following engaging skill builders:- Knowledge Exercises ask you to define key terms, concepts, and principles, and to answer questions based on information presented in the text to ensure mastery of basic principles.
- Crossword Puzzles and Word Searches are fun ways to reinforce terminology.
- Competency Questions help you bridge learning into practice by encouraging you to apply your knowledge to analyze assessment data, create care plans, and document patient care.
- Discovery Activities ask you to enhance the basic knowledge you have gained through study of the textbook by finding and analyzing professional sources of current, evidence-based information.
- Questions Patients Ask require you to reflect on the use of evidence-based decision-making skills to address patient concerns.
- Everyday Ethics activities challenge you to resolve real ethical dilemmas faced by practicing dental hygienists.
- Factors To Teach the Patient help you develop conversations with patients, using motivational interviewing techniques and patient-appropriate language.
- For Your Portfolio suggestions encourage you to reflect on your growth as a dental hygiene professional by developing a portfolio that highlights your talents, special skills, and competencies; this will come in handy for employment interviews or graduate education applications.
By successfully completing the exercises in this student workbook, you’ll feel confident in your ability to manage the broad range of issues that arise in dental hygiene practice.
Designed to accompany Wilkins' Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, this workbook helps the student review and assess their understanding of the concepts and skills presented in the text. The workbook contains a variety of exercise types to engage and motivate the student.Features
--The section introductions include learning objectives and indicate how workbook content maps to the ADEA Competencies
--Offers a variety of question types to keep the user engaged, including Knowledge Exercises, Competency Exercises, Discovery Exercises, Questions Patients Ask, Everyday Ethics, Factors To Teach The Patient, For Your Portfolio; includes a crossword puzzle or word search with many chapters. Descriptions of the various question types are as follows:
----Knowledge Exercises in each chapter will help target important information and help master the introductory material provided in the textbook
----Competency Exercises found in each chapter and Section Summary ask students to use critical thinking skills to apply basic knowledge to clinical situations, analyze patient assessment data, or document patient care activities
----Discovery Exercises found in some of the chapters and Section Summary direct students to find and analyze current information about a topic introduced in the textbook
----Questions Patients Ask encourage students to practice evidence-based decision making skills by thinking about ways they can look beyond the textbook and information provided to address specific patient concerns
----Everyday Ethics challenge students to apply ethical principles using real-life ethical situations faced by practicing dental hygienists
----Factors to Teach the Patient cases ask students to outline a conversation to teach their patient using patient-appropriate language and knowledge gained from the textbook
----For Your Portfolio suggestions in each Section Summary is a collection of student work and reflection
--Section summaries synthesize what was learned in each section. The section summaries include some of the above question types in addition to questions based on a patient assessment summary; in addition, each section summary includes either a word search or a crossword puzzle
--Offers a variety of question formats, such as short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and matching
--Incorporates critical thinking activities to ensure students are fully prepared for dental hygiene practice
--Provides a comprehensive review of the textbook; organization of workbook correlates to organization of textbook
--Offers a variety of question types to keep the user engaged, including Knowledge Exercises, Competency Exercises, Discovery Exercises, Questions Patients Ask, Everyday Ethics, Factors To Teach The Patient, For Your Portfolio; includes a crossword puzzle or word search with many chapters. Descriptions of the various question types are as follows:
----Knowledge Exercises in each chapter will help target important information and help master the introductory material provided in the textbook
----Competency Exercises found in each chapter and Section Summary ask students to use critical thinking skills to apply basic knowledge to clinical situations, analyze patient assessment data, or document patient care activities
----Discovery Exercises found in some of the chapters and Section Summary direct students to find and analyze current information about a topic introduced in the textbook
----Questions Patients Ask encourage students to practice evidence-based decision making skills by thinking about ways they can look beyond the textbook and information provided to address specific patient concerns
----Everyday Ethics challenge students to apply ethical principles using real-life ethical situations faced by practicing dental hygienists
----Factors to Teach the Patient cases ask students to outline a conversation to teach their patient using patient-appropriate language and knowledge gained from the textbook
----For Your Portfolio suggestions in each Section Summary is a collection of student work and reflection
--Section summaries synthesize what was learned in each section. The section summaries include some of the above question types in addition to questions based on a patient assessment summary; in addition, each section summary includes either a word search or a crossword puzzle
--Offers a variety of question formats, such as short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and matching
--Incorporates critical thinking activities to ensure students are fully prepared for dental hygiene practice
--Provides a comprehensive review of the textbook; organization of workbook correlates to organization of textbook
About the Author(s)
- Charlotte J Wyche RDH, MS
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Esther M Wilkins BS, RDH, DMD
- Clinical Professor, Department of Periodontology, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Specs
- Edition: Third
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9781608317295
- Trim Size: 8.375 x 10.875
- Pages: 496
- Pub Date: Jan 19, 2012
- Weight: 2.0
Table of contents
SECTION I                             ORIENTATION TO CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICE Introduction                           1    The Professional Dental Hygienist 2    Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene Practice 3    Effective Health Communication Section Summary Exercises SECTION II                           PREPARATION FOR DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICE                         4     Infection Control: Transmissible Diseases 5     Exposure Control: Barriers for Patient and Clinician 6     Infection Control: Clinical Procedures 7     Patient Reception and Ergonomic Practice 8    Introduction to Documentation Section Summary Exercises SECTION III                          ASSESSMENT                         9     Personal, Dental, and Medical Histories 10   Vital Signs 11   Extraoral and Intraoral Examination 12 Dental Radiographic Imaging 13   Study Casts 14   The Periodontium 15   Examination Instruments and Procedures 16   Periodontal Diseases 17   The Teeth 18   The Occlusion 19   Dental Biofilm and Other Soft Deposits 20   Calculus 21   Dental Stains and Discolorations 22   Indices and Scoring Methods Section Summary Exercises  SECTION IV                          DENTAL HYGIENE DIAGNOSIS AND CARE PLANNING                      23   Planning for Dental Hygiene Care 24   The Dental Hygiene Care Plan Section Summary Exercises  SECTION V                           IMPLEMENTATION: PREVENTION                   25   Patient Learning for Health Behavioral Changes 26   Protocols for Prevention of Oral Diseases 27   Oral Infection Control: Toothbrushes and Toothbrushing 28   Interdental Care and Irrigation 29   Dentifrices and Mouthrinses 30   The Patient with Orthodontic Appliances 31   Care of Dental Prostheses 32   The Patient with Dental Implants 33   The Patient Who Uses Tobacco 34   Diet and Dietary Analysis 35   Fluorides 36   Sealants Section Summary Exercises  SECTION VI                          IMPLEMENTATION: TREATMENT                    37   Anxiety and Pain Control 38   Instruments and Principles for Instrumentation 39   Nonsurgical Periodontal Instrumentation 40   Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: Supplementary Care Procedures 41   Acute Periodontal Conditions 42   Sutures and Dressings 43   Dentin Hypersensitivity 44   Extrinsic Stain Removal 45    Tooth Whitening Section Summary Exercises  SECTION VII                        EVALUATION                    46   Principles of Evaluation 47   Maintenance Section Summary Exercises  SECTION VIII                       PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS                      48   The Pregnant Patient 49   Pediatric Oral Health Care: Infancy Through Age 5 50   The Patient with a Cleft Lip and/or Palate 51   The Patient with an Endocrine Disorder or Hormonal Change 52   The Older Adult Patient 53   The Edentulous Patient 54   The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Patient 55   The Patient with Cancer 56   The Patient with a Disability 57    The Patient Who is Homebound 58   The Patient with a Physical Impairment 59   The Patient with a Sensory Impairment 60   The Patient with a Developmental or Behavioral Disorder 61   Family Abuse and Neglect 62   The Patient with a Seizure Disorder 63   The Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder 64   The Patient with a Substance-Related Disorder 65   The Patient with a Respiratory Disease 66   The Patient with a Cardiovascular Disease 67   The Patient with a Blood Disorder 68   The Patient with Diabetes Mellitus 69   Emergency Care Section Summary Exercises  Appx. A  ADEA Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene Appx. B  Guidelines for Conversation During Patient-Education Instructions Appx. C  Patient-Specific Dental Hygiene Care Plan Appx. D  Patient-Specific Dental Hygiene Care Plans and Patient Assessment Summaries
