Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene

Your one-stop review for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE), Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene, 7th Edition is the most trusted review and study tool on the market. A total of 2,500 review questions including four online timed practice exams -- all with answers and rationales for remediation -- make this book stand out as a student favorite. Already known for its in-depth coverage, an easy-to-use outline format, and expert authorship, this review parallels the NBDHE with case studies, the "testlet" format for community health and research content, an emphasis on computer-based testing, and coverage of dynamic areas such as infection control and local anesthesia administration. Expert author Michele Darby provides the NBDHE review tool you cannot afford to be without! New to this edition * 1,450 NEW practice questions are added to this edition for a more complete review. * Updated content reflects changes and advances in areas such as infection control, pharmacology, digital imaging, and local anesthesia administration. * Expanded case studies promote critical thinking and provide practice with the complex cases that make up Component B of the examination. * NEW full-color photographs, illustrations, and radiographs accurately represent dental conditions. * Labeling and identification exercises are included, with electronic flashcards for added vocabulary practice. By Michele Leonardi Darby, BSDH, MS, Eminent Scholar, University Professor, Graduate Program Director, G.W. Hirschfield School of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Table of Contents: 1. Preparing for National, Regional, and State Dental Hygiene Board Examinations 2. Histology and Embryology 3. Anatomy and Physiology 4. Head and Neck Anatomy and Physiology 5. Clinical Oral Structures, Dental Anatomy, and Root Morphology 6. Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology 7. General Pathology 8. Oral Pathology 9. Microbiology and Immunology 10. Prevention of Disease Transmission in Oral Health Care 11. Pharmacology 12. Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Nutritional Counseling 13. Biomaterials 14. Periodontics 15. Dental Hygiene Process of Care 16. Strategies for Oral Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Control 17. Instrumentation for Client Assessment and Care 18. Management of Pain and Anxiety 19. Dental Hygiene Care for Individuals with Special Needs 20. Community Oral Health Planning and Practice 21. Medical Emergencies 22. Ethical and Legal Issues Simulated National Board Dental Hygiene Examination Index