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Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist

  • 3rd Edition - March 23, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Demetra D. Logothetis
  • Language: English

**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… Read more

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**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.

Table of contents

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO PAIN CONTROL

1. Local Anesthesia in Dental Hygiene Practice: An Introduction

2. Neurophysiology
PART 2: LOCAL AND TOPICAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS

3. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetic Agents

4. Pharmacology of Vasocontrictors

5. Local Anesthetic Agents

6. Topical Anesthetic Agents
PART 3: PATIENT ASSESSMENT

7. Preanesthetic Assessment

8. Determining Drug Doses
PART 4: PAIN CONTROL TECHNIQUES

9. Armamentarium/Syringe Preparation

10. Anatomic Considerations for Local Anesthesia Administration

11. Basic Injection Techniques

12. Maxillary Anesthesia

13. Mandibular Anesthesia

14. Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent

15. Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Administration
PART 5: COMPLICATIONS, LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND RISK MANAGEMENT

16. Local Complications

17. Systemic Complications and Emergency Management

18. Risk Management and Exposure Prevention
Glossary

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 13, 2021
  • Language: English

About the author

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Demetra D. Logothetis

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus and Graduate Program Director, Department of Dental Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Educational Consultant, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA