Book Details

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**

Learn the safe use of local anesthesia with the only book written specifically for dental hygienists! Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist, 3rd Edition provides a complete guide to pharmacology and anesthetic techniques, helping you learn procedures before you work with actual patients. Detailed drawings show dental anatomy and full-color photos illustrate specific injection techniques; case studies let you apply your knowledge to clinical practice. The Evolve website includes procedure videos and prepares you for success on board exams with practice questions and a mock licensure exam. Writing in a warm, humanistic style, dental hygiene educator Demetra Logothetis will allay any fears you may have in working with local and topical anesthetics.

Key Features

• Clear, approachable writing style makes it easier to learn proper techniques and gain confidence, acknowledging not only the patient’s fear of injection but also the fears of the inexperienced clinician.
• More than 400 full-color photographs and illustrations show techniques, procedures, and instruments.
• Procedures boxes provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions for performing specific procedures, including indications, contraindications, nerves and teeth affected, operator and patient positioning, insertion point, penetration, amount of anesthetic, and working time.
• Case studies make it easier to apply concepts to the clinical setting and to develop problem-solving skills.
• Review questions at the end of each chapter provide the opportunity to assess your understanding, and the Evolve website provides chapter practice quizzes and a 55-question mock examination.
• Dental Hygiene Considerations boxes summarize key points and tips for optimal care.
• Expert author Demetra Logothetis is an educator with more than 20 years of experience teaching local anesthesia administration for dental hygienists.
• Key terms are highlighted within the text and defined in the glossary.

New Features

• NEW! Updated information is provided on local anesthesia guidelines.
• NEW! Videos of 15 local anesthesia procedures on the Evolve website demonstrate how to perform procedures.
• NEW! Updated clinical photos are added to show examples of both proper and improper technique.
• NEW! Updated case studies, procedure boxes, and multiple-choice review questions allow you to measure your progress.