Overview

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! 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 NEW! Updated photos and illustrations focus on the latest advances in implants, orthodontics, and endodontics. Additional photos demonstrate the instruments in use

Full Product Details

Author:   Linda Bartolomucci Boyd, RDA, BA (Professor Emeritus, Program Coordinator Registered Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   9th edition
Weight:   0.450kg
ISBN:  

9780443278693

ISBN 10:   0443278695
Pages:   784
Publication Date:   01 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Spiral bound
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available  
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Table of Contents

1. Basic Dental Instruments 2. Enamel-Cutting Instruments 3. Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Sedation 4. Evacuation Devices, Air/Water Syringe Tip, and Dental Unit 5. Dental Handpieces 6. Burs and Rotary Attachments for Handpieces 7. Dental Dam Instruments 8. Amalgam Restorative Instruments 9. Composite Restorative Instruments 10. Fixed Prosthodontics Restorative Instruments 11. Endodontic Instruments 12. Hygiene Instruments 13. Preventive and Sealant Instruments and Whitening Trays 14. Orthodontic Instruments 15. Universal Surgical Instruments 16. Periodontal Instruments and Periodontal Surgical Instruments 17. Oral Surgery Extraction Instruments and Dental Implants 18. Sterilization and Protective Equipment 19. Dental Materials Equipment 20. Dental Imaging and Diagnostic Equipment 21. Patient Assessment and Emergency Equipment

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Author Information

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.

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