Patient Assessment Tutorials: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Dental Hygienist: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Dental Hygienist

by Jill S. Gehrig

Overview

This updated Fourth Edition of Jill Gehrig’s highly visual, step-by-step guide takes dental hygienists-in-training through the process of patient assessment, emphasizing both the actual physical assessment and the human interaction involved.The Fourth Edition includes four chapters on communication (including an all-new motivational interviewing chapter), as well as unique Human Element sections that include real-life experiences shared by patients, students, and clinicians.Enhanced by case studies, student learning aids, videos, and a new audio glossary, Patient Assessment Tutorials provides students with everything they need to succeed in the course and their future careers as dental hygienists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781284240924
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	06/23/2020
Edition description:	4th ed.
Pages:	726
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Dean Emeritus, Division of Allied Health and Public Service Education, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Module 1 Communication Skills for Assessment
Module 2 Making Our Words Understandable
Module 3 Overcoming Communication Barriers
Module 4 Motivational Interviewing for Information Gathering
Module 5 Medical History
Module 6 Ready References: Medical History
Module 7 Dental Health History
Module 8 Vital Signs: Temperature
Module 9 Vital Signs: Pulse and Respiration
Module 10 Vital Signs: Blood Pressure
Module 11 Tobacco Cessation Counseling
Module 12 Soft Tissue Lesions
Module 13 Head and Neck Examination
Module 14 Oral Examination
Module 15 Gingival Description
Module 16 Mixed Dentition and Occlusion
Module 17 Dental Radiographs
Module 18 Comprehensive Patient Case s F to K