Periodontal Instrumentation for the Dental Hygienist - Basic and Advanced Techniques

List of contents

Part One: Ergonomics
1. Seating
2. Loupes/lights
3. Positioning
4. Grasps
5. Fulcrums

Part Two: Instrument Use
6. Instrument design
7. Instrument adaptation
8. Instrument activation
9. Instrument stroke

Part Three: Instruments by Category
10. Assessment
11. Diagnosis
12. Treatment
13. Unicorns

Part Four: Armamentarium Maintenance
14. Storage
15. Handling
16. Sterilization

Part Five: Sharpening
17. Technique
18. Instruments not requiring sharpening
19. Pros/cons of sharpening¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

About the author

Assistant Professor Lory Laughter, Periodontics, Department of Dental Hygiene, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA

Product details

• Authors: Gwendolyn Essex, Joy D. Void-Holmes, Lory Laughter, Joy D. Void-Holmes
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Spiral bound
• Release: 12.01.2051
• EAN: 9780323640299
• ISBN: 978-0-323-64029-9
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Dentistry; dentistry, MEDICAL / Dentistry / Dental Hygiene