Pre-Clinical Dental Skills at a Glance

Pre-Clinical Dental Skills at a Glance provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the basic operative skills and core clinical skills required of those about to embark on dental clinical training. It serves as the perfect illustrated introduction for pre-clinical students and a handy revision guide for subsequent undergraduate and postgraduate stages.Following the familiar, easy-to-use At a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with text accompanied by clear colour diagrams and clinical photographs to support conceptual understanding. Pre-Clinical Dental Skills at a Glance is a valuable resource for students studying dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or dental nursing, as well as skills-based assessments such as the Overseas Registration Exam or the Licence in Dental Surgery.Key features include:* An illustrated introduction to the dental clinical environment, basic operative skills and core clinical skills* Key concepts are explained and superbly illustrated enabling you to visualise the intended clinical endpoint* Core clinical skills covered include controlling cross-infection, giving and receiving effective feedback, history taking and communication skills* A companion website with self-assessment questions for students and teaching notes for instructors

Preface viiHow to use your revision guide viiiAbout the companion website ixPart 1 The clinical environment 11 The clinical environment 22 Lifelong learning and reflection 43 Simulator jaws 64 Basic restorative equipment 85 Handpiece maintenance and operation 10Part 2 Basic operative skills 136 Posture and working with a dental mirror 147 Effective use of posterior matrices 168 Controlling bur depth and angulation 189 Investigating and controlling the carious lesion 2010 Posterior approximal preparations 2211 Anterior approximal preparations 2412 Accessing the pulp space 2613 Direct posterior restorations 2814 Replacing a cusp with a direct restoration 3015 Placing cervical restorations 3216 Restoring incisors 3417 Periodontal instrumentation 3618 Moisture control and dental dam 3819 Records for treatment planning 40Part 3 Core clinical skills 4320 Controlling cross-infection 4421 Communicating and recording information 4622 Giving and receiving feedback 4823 Medical histories and the presenting complaint 5024 Oral health assessment 5225 Charting the dentition 5426 Delivering oral hygiene instructions 5627 Offering smoking cessation advice 5828 Requesting and reporting on intra-oral radiographs 60Further reading 62Index 64