Student Workbook for Modern Dental Assisting
- 15th Edition - March 3, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Debbie S. Robinson, Janet Sell
- Language: English
Get the review and hands-on practice you need to master dental assisting concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Ed… Read more
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Description
Description
Get the review and hands-on practice you need to master dental assisting concepts and skills! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the Modern Dental Assisting, 15th Edition textbook, this workbook features review questions and exercises, flashcards, case applications, and practice with dental office skills. Competency sheets help you perfect dental assisting procedures, and a clinical externship guide walks you through the externship process. An ideal study tool, this workbook helps you master the role and responsibilities of the dental assistant. (Answer keys available within instructor resources.
Key features
Key features
- Correlation with textbook chapters makes it easy to move back and forth between the two resources.
- Practice and review questions for each chapter include short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice, and labeling questions to help reinforce your understanding of terminology and concepts.
- Patient case exercises use medical and dental histories, radiographs, and charting to help you solve problems relating to patient health issues.
- Multimedia review sections visually reinforce your understanding of text material and help you prepare for patient encounters.
- Competency skill checklists provide clear guidelines for performing each dental assisting skill and help you evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
- Flashcards and perforated pages offer convenient, on-the-go review and exam preparation.
- Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide provides information on working as an extern and meeting CODA Accreditation Standards.
Readership
Readership
Dental Assisting students
Table of contents
Table of contents
Unit 1: The Dental Assisting Profession
1. History of Dentistry
2. The Dental Healthcare Team
3. The Professional Dental Assistant
4. Ethics and Code of Conduct in Dentistry
5. Dentistry and the Law
Unit 2: Sciences in Dentistry
6. General Anatomy
7. General Physiology
8. Oral Embryology and Histology
9. Head and Neck Anatomy
10. Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity
11. Overview of the Dentitions
12. Tooth Morphology
Unit 3: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease
13. Preventive Dentistry
14. Nutrition
15. Dental Caries
16. Periodontal Disease
17. Oral Pathology
Unit 4: Infection Prevention in Dentistry
18. Microbiology
19. Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention
20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
21. Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization
Unit 5: Health and Safety in the Dental Setting
22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
23. Chemical and Waste Management
24. Dental Unit Water Quality
25. Occupational Hazards
Unit 6: Patient Information and Assessment
26. The Patient's Dental Record
27. Vital Signs
28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
29. The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient
30. Principles of Pharmacology
31. Assisting in a Medical Emergency
Unit 7: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry
32. The Dental Office
33. Delivering Dental Care
34. Dental Hand Instruments
35. Dental Handpieces and Accessories
36. Moisture Control
37. Anesthesia and Pain Control
Unit 8: Radiographic Imaging
38. Foundation of Dental Radiology
39. Digital Imaging: Techniques and Processing
40. Compliance and Prevention in Dental Radiography
41. Intraoral Imaging
42. Extraoral Imaging
Unit 9: Dental Materials
43. Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials
44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
45. Dental Cements
46. Impression Materials and Methods
47. Laboratory Materials and Procedures
Unit 10: Assisting in Comprehensive Dental Care
48. General Dentistry
49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry
50. Fixed Prosthodontics
51. Provisional Coverage
52. Removable Prosthodontics
53. Dental Implants
54. Endodontics
55. Periodontics
56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
57. Pediatric Dentistry
58. Coronal Polishing
59. Dental Sealants
60. Orthodontics
Unit 11: Dental Administration and Communication Skills
61. Communication in the Dental Office
62. Business Operating Systems
63. Financial Management in the Dental Office
64. Marketing Your Skills
Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide
1. History of Dentistry
2. The Dental Healthcare Team
3. The Professional Dental Assistant
4. Ethics and Code of Conduct in Dentistry
5. Dentistry and the Law
Unit 2: Sciences in Dentistry
6. General Anatomy
7. General Physiology
8. Oral Embryology and Histology
9. Head and Neck Anatomy
10. Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity
11. Overview of the Dentitions
12. Tooth Morphology
Unit 3: Oral Health and Prevention of Dental Disease
13. Preventive Dentistry
14. Nutrition
15. Dental Caries
16. Periodontal Disease
17. Oral Pathology
Unit 4: Infection Prevention in Dentistry
18. Microbiology
19. Disease Transmission and Infection Prevention
20. Principles and Techniques of Disinfection
21. Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization
Unit 5: Health and Safety in the Dental Setting
22. Regulatory and Advisory Agencies
23. Chemical and Waste Management
24. Dental Unit Water Quality
25. Occupational Hazards
Unit 6: Patient Information and Assessment
26. The Patient's Dental Record
27. Vital Signs
28. Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
29. The Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient
30. Principles of Pharmacology
31. Assisting in a Medical Emergency
Unit 7: Foundation of Clinical Dentistry
32. The Dental Office
33. Delivering Dental Care
34. Dental Hand Instruments
35. Dental Handpieces and Accessories
36. Moisture Control
37. Anesthesia and Pain Control
Unit 8: Radiographic Imaging
38. Foundation of Dental Radiology
39. Digital Imaging: Techniques and Processing
40. Compliance and Prevention in Dental Radiography
41. Intraoral Imaging
42. Extraoral Imaging
Unit 9: Dental Materials
43. Restorative and Esthetic Dental Materials
44. Dental Liners, Bases, and Bonding Systems
45. Dental Cements
46. Impression Materials and Methods
47. Laboratory Materials and Procedures
Unit 10: Assisting in Comprehensive Dental Care
48. General Dentistry
49. Matrix Systems for Restorative Dentistry
50. Fixed Prosthodontics
51. Provisional Coverage
52. Removable Prosthodontics
53. Dental Implants
54. Endodontics
55. Periodontics
56. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
57. Pediatric Dentistry
58. Coronal Polishing
59. Dental Sealants
60. Orthodontics
Unit 11: Dental Administration and Communication Skills
61. Communication in the Dental Office
62. Business Operating Systems
63. Financial Management in the Dental Office
64. Marketing Your Skills
Dental Assisting Clinical Externship Guide
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 15
- Latest edition
- Published: May 7, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Debbie S. Robinson
Debbie S. Robinson is retired from her position of Research Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina, where she was involved in clinical research. Her educational background includes an Associate Degree in Dental Assisting, Bachelor's Degree in Health Administration, and Master of Science Degree in Dental Auxiliary Teachers Education. Her clinical experience includes practicing as a clinical chairside assistant in a pediatric and orthodontic dental office, dental research center, and special patient care clinic. She taught for over 20 years in the community college setting and as Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Dental Assisting Program and Dental Assisting Specialty Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Research Associate, Department of Nutrition Gillings School of Global Public Health, Program Director of Dental Assisting, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAJS
Janet Sell
Janet Sell, CDA, Ed.D. is the former Director for the Dental Assisting Program at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri. She had been on faculty with OTC since 1999. Her educational background includes an Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Education from Ozarks Technical Community College. Before becoming an educator, she practiced for 15 years as a certified dental assistant. Dr. Sell holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Communication from Drury University, and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Lindenwood University. Throughout her career as a certified dental assistant, she has remained active with the Dental Assisting National Board as a site visitor/consultant for the Commission on Dental Accreditation, Missouri and Springfield Dental Assistants Association, and the Missouri Dental Assisting Educators. Dr. Sell currently serves as the Councelor for the Dental Assisting Section with the American Dental Educators Association. Dr. Sell has received formal recognition of achievement for her work, including the Excellence in Education award.
Affiliations and expertise
Former Dental Assisting Program Director, Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Missouri, USA