**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.
Nueva edición de la obra de referencia en anestesia aplicada a la práctica odontológica de la mano del Dr. Stanley Malamed, reconocida autoridad de prestigio internacional en la disciplina. La obra llega ahora a su séptima edición, después de un largo recorrido desde el el año 1978 en que empezó su andadura. Así, una vez más “Handbook of local anesthesia” se posiciona como el best seller en su campo, recogiendo las últimas novedades tanto farmacológicas como tecnológicas para conseguir el doble objetivo que todo odontólogo quiere conseguir: eliminar totalmente el dolor en el paciente tanto en el proceso como en el momento de aplicarle el anestésico. De nuevo se presenta como una guía “how to” para la correcta práctica de la anestesia en la práctica odontológica, abarcando desde los conceptos básicos de las técnicas de inyección hasta las recomendaciones de dosis para cada uno de los procedimientos y el adecuado mantenimiento y uso del instrumental. La obra magníficamente ilustrada y a todo color aborda también todos aquellos casos en que se producen complicaciones tras la aplicación de un anestésico. Completa actualización de la inyección del ligamento periodontal (PDL)-incluyendo los métodos de administración del anestésico controlados mediante ordenador (c-CLAD). Administración de inyecciones locales de articaína (anestésico local de acción corta) mediante infiltraciones mandibulares en los adultos. Administración de soluciones tampón con los anestésicos para conseguir: disminuir el dolor en el momento de la inyección, disminuir el tiempo hasta el inicio del efecto anestésico y si cabe, una mayor intensidad de dicho efecto una vez producido. Completa actualización de los procedimientos para la administración de anestesia intraoral, siguiendo siempre la metodología del “step by step”. Actualización y revisión de las diferentes técnicas para el control del dolor Inclusión de imágenes anatomo-clínicas más relevantes para comprender la base de las diferentes técnicas.
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Dentistry**Learn to prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, the leading expert on anesthesia in dentistry, the Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 7th Edition covers all the latest advances in science, instrumentation, and pain control techniques. From basic concepts to specific injection techniques, from dosage charts to the proper care and handling of equipment, this how-to guide provides in-depth, full-color coverage of key anesthesia topics, including specific hazards and errors in technique that may result in complications. Recognized as THE local anesthesia textbook in dentistry for over 30 years, the seventh edition has been thoroughly updated with the latest in safe anesthesia practices in dentistry.
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**The only product of its kind focused specifically on nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation (N2O/O2), Handbook of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation, 5th Edition, is ideal in educational and clinical settings. This portable text features a user-friendly outline format that is easy to digest, along with summary tables and boxes, clear illustrations, step-by-step techniques with photos, and review questions and critical thinking exercises — right when and where you need it. The 5th edition of this chairside reference includes new content on industry best practices along with efficacy in comparison to other methods of sedation. Now with new and updated artwork, this unique text continues to be the resource for students, instructors, and practitioners alike.
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Dentistry**Learn how to safely sedate your dental patients and help control their anxiety with Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, 6th Edition. Written by sedation expert Stanley Malamed, DDS, this concise guide combines essential theory with "how-to" technical instruction to help you master basic techniques in dental sedation and anxiety control. This new sixth edition also incorporates the latest guidelines from the ADA and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, along with vivid images of the most current equipment and procedures used in dental practice today. There is also detailed discussion on how to modify typical treatment protocol to successfully treat different patient populations — including pediatric, geriatric, physically compromised, and medically compromised patients. In all, this is a must-have guide for keeping up to date on the latest techniques in dental sedation and anxiety.
Prepare for practice with the only book on local anesthesia written specifically for dental hygienists! Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist, 2nd Edition, provides complete instructions for the safe and effective administration of local anesthesia. Written by noted dental hygiene educator Demetra Logothetis, the first edition won a 2012 PROSE Honorable Mention award. This edition adds a new chapter on children and adolescent patients, plus new coverage of anesthetic agents and advanced techniques. With colorful and detailed illustrations showing dental anatomy and hundreds of clinical photos of injection techniques, as well as discussions of the Human Needs Paradigm to promote patient-centered care, this reference prepares you for success on board exams and confidence in practice.
A practical, "how-to" guide to safe anesthesia practices in dentistry, Handbook of Local Anesthesia, 6th Edition covers all the latest advances in science, instrumentation, and pain control techniques. From basic concepts to specific injection techniques, from dosage charts to the proper care and handling of equipment, this book provides in-depth, full-color coverage of key anesthesia topics, including specific hazards and errors in technique that may result in complications. Written by Dr. Stanley Malamed, dentistry's leading expert on this subject, Handbook of Local Anesthesia is a valuable reference that will help you prevent, recognize, and manage complications of local anesthesia administration.
Combining essential theory with “how-to” technical instruction, this concise guide is the leading reference for basic techniques in sedation and anxiety control in the dental office. The latest guidelines from the ADA and the American Society of Anesthesiologists keep you up-to-date with the latest medical standards. Content on patient management for pediatric, geriatric, physically compromised, and medically compromised patients helps you successfully treat any patient population.