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Dental Instruments
A Pocket Guide
- 9th Edition - March 2, 2026
- Author: Linda Bartolomucci Boyd
- Language: English
- formats.Other ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 7 8 6 9 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 7 8 7 0 - 9
Learn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienists to… Read more
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Request a sales quoteLearn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9th Edition makes it quick and easy for dental assistants and dental hygienists to master the instruments, equipment, and tray setups used in everyday practice. The book includes over 750 photographs and drawings of basic and specialty dental instruments, paired with monographs describing each instrument’s characteristics, functions, order of use, and sterilization guidelines. With a spiral-bound, flashcard-style, flip-chart format, the book also makes it easy to review key information and to assess your knowledge. Dental Instruments is the perfect guide both for study and for chairside reference!
• More than 750 high-quality photographs and illustrations include both full and close-up views to help quickly and accurately identify and differentiate dental instruments • Clear, two-page spreads include a photo of each instrument along with its name, functions, characteristics, practice notes, and sterilization, with chapters progressing from basic instruments to more specialized instruments • Flashcard format perfect for self-quizzing • Pocket size, spiral binding, and Velcro closure for easy on-the-go study and use • Practice Notes and Sterilization Notes for common practice and state regulations
Dental Assisting students • 240 programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) • Approximately 5,000 students enrolled, with an additional 15,000+ students being trained in unaccredited private-sector vocational programs • Approximately 3,950 graduates per year (accredited programs) Dental Hygiene students • 327 programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) • Approximately 15,800 students enrolled • Approximately 7,300 graduates per year (Data from American Dental Association and CODA)
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: March 2, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- formats.Other ISBN: 9780443278693
- eBook ISBN: 9780443278709
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Linda Bartolomucci Boyd
Linda Bartolomucci Boyd is a Professor Emeritus at Diablo Valley College, where she served as the Program Coordinator of the RDA/CDA program. She has been a RDA for over 35 years and taught in community colleges for many years.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Program Coordinator Registered Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA