Basic guide to dental procedures

  • Carole Hollins
Blackwell Munksgaard £19.99 9781405153973 | ISBN: 978-1-4051-5397-3
A valuable addition to any resource library.

This book is an introductory guide to the standard dental procedures that are routinely carried out in general dental practice. It is designed to give dental nurses who are at the beginning of their career a basic but adequate overview of techniques that are routine and also an introduction to aspects that they may not have come across or have access to in their work environment, eg implants.

The explanations are enhanced by using some excellent pictures, which demonstrate pre- and post-operative examples of each procedure, or they are used to help explain how a certain technique is carried out.

The book is well structured and is written in a clear and concise way. It consists of 12 sections varying from preventative techniques to extractions. It also covers more complex procedures such as implants and whitening. Each section explains the background information, details and techniques used in each of the procedures. The explanations are enhanced by using some excellent pictures, which demonstrate pre- and post-operative examples of each procedure, or they are used to help explain how a certain technique is carried out.

This book succeeds in what it was written to do and that is to provide the reader with basic information, which would help them to be able to deal with any questions that may arise in a clinical situation in general practice regarding a procedure that a patient may require.

I feel that any dental nurse starting out in his or her career would benefit from reading this book and could then continue to use it as a reference guide.

I feel that any dental nurse starting out in his or her career would benefit from reading this book and could then continue to use it as a reference guide. As this book is designed as an introductory guide it does not explain the theory and clinical techniques behind each procedure in depth so it could be used alongside other dental nursing textbooks to help them gain a greater depth of knowledge as they progress through their career.

I would recommend this book to any dental nurse starting out in the profession or returning to the profession after a long career break and it would be a valuable addition to any resource library in a dental practice or training establishment for dental care professionals.