Dental Instruments
A Pocket Guide
- 9th Edition - February 18, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Linda Bartolomucci Boyd
- Language: English
Learn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9th Edition, makes it quick and easy for dental professionals to master the… Read more
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Description
Description
Learn to identify and use more than 300 dental instruments! Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9th Edition, makes it quick and easy for dental professionals 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 CDC 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!
Key features
Key features
- More than 750 high-quality photos and illustrations include both full and close-up views to help you accurately identify and differentiate dental instruments. Additional photos demonstrate how the instruments are used
- 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 and state-of-the-art dental technology
- Flashcard-style format is perfect for self-quizzing
- Pocket size, spiral binding, and Velcro® closure enable easy, on-the-go study and use
- Practice Notes and Sterilization Notes summarize common tray setups as well as CDC regulations
- Review activities on the companion Evolve website include chapter quizzes as well as tray setup questions and exercises
Readership
Readership
Dental Assisting students, Dental Hygiene students
Table of contents
Table of contents
Chapter 1 Basic Dental Instruments
Chapter 2 Enamel-Cutting Instruments
Chapter 3 Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Sedation
Chapter 4 Evacuation Devices, Air/Water Syringe Tip, and Dental Unit
Chapter 5 Dental Handpieces
Chapter 6 Burs and Rotary Attachments for Handpieces
Chapter 7 Dental Dam Instruments
Chapter 8 Amalgam Restorative Instruments
Chapter 9 Composite Restorative Instruments
Chapter 10 Fixed Prosthodontics Restorative Instruments
Chapter 11 Endodontic Instruments
Chapter 12 Hygiene Instruments
Chapter 13 Preventive and Sealant Instruments and Whitening Trays
Chapter 14 Orthodontic Instruments
Chapter 15 Universal Surgical Instruments
Chapter 16 Periodontal Instruments and Periodontal Surgical Instruments
Chapter 17 Oral Surgery Extraction Instruments and Dental Implants
Chapter 18 Sterilization and Protective Equipment
Chapter 19 Dental Materials Equipment
Chapter 20 Dental Imaging and Diagnostic Equipment
Chapter 21 Patient Assessment and Emergency Equipment
Chapter 2 Enamel-Cutting Instruments
Chapter 3 Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Sedation
Chapter 4 Evacuation Devices, Air/Water Syringe Tip, and Dental Unit
Chapter 5 Dental Handpieces
Chapter 6 Burs and Rotary Attachments for Handpieces
Chapter 7 Dental Dam Instruments
Chapter 8 Amalgam Restorative Instruments
Chapter 9 Composite Restorative Instruments
Chapter 10 Fixed Prosthodontics Restorative Instruments
Chapter 11 Endodontic Instruments
Chapter 12 Hygiene Instruments
Chapter 13 Preventive and Sealant Instruments and Whitening Trays
Chapter 14 Orthodontic Instruments
Chapter 15 Universal Surgical Instruments
Chapter 16 Periodontal Instruments and Periodontal Surgical Instruments
Chapter 17 Oral Surgery Extraction Instruments and Dental Implants
Chapter 18 Sterilization and Protective Equipment
Chapter 19 Dental Materials Equipment
Chapter 20 Dental Imaging and Diagnostic Equipment
Chapter 21 Patient Assessment and Emergency Equipment
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 9
- Latest edition
- Published: April 29, 2026
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
LB
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, USA