Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! With just the right level and scope of content, Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 4^th Edition, emphasizes how knowledge of dental materials fits into day-to-day clinical practice. This hands-on resource features clinically focused content supplemented liberally with high-quality photographs, case applications, clinical tips and warnings, and step-by-step procedures, as well as practice opportunities on a companion website. A focus on application and strong art program with additional modern illustrations make this often-difficult subject matter approachable and relevant for today’s dental team members.

Key Features

• A focus on clinical application — content presentation, tips and precautions, and case scenarios.
• Art program with nearly 600 images, including a mixture of full-color conceptual renderings and clinical photographs.
• Step-by-step procedures with artwork and icons.
• Practice opportunities for classroom and board exam prep include chapter review questions and discussion topics and practice quizzes on Evolve.
• Vocabulary practice — key terms called out in chapter and defined in glossary.
• Robust student practice opportunities such as competency skill worksheets, and educator support materials.
• An Evolve companion website with student practice opportunities and educator support materials.
• Full-color presentation shows dental materials being used and applied.

New Features

• NEW! Additional application criteria listings support optimal decision making.
• NEW! Additional modern illustrations enhance comprehension of complex biomaterials concepts.
• NEW! Evidence-based content on dynamic areas such as esthetics, ceramics, implants, and impressions.
• IMPROVED! Test Bank with cognitive leveling based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and mapping to National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) blueprint.