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HEALTH PROFESSIONS
DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist
Fourth Edition
Jill S. Gehrig, RDH, MA
Asheville-BuncombeTechnicalCommunityCollege, Asheville, NC; Donald E. Willmann,
DDS, MS, University ofTexas Health ScienceCenter, San Antonio,TX
August 2015 / Softbound / 8.375” x 10.875” / 752 pp / 705 Illus / 50 Tables
978-1-4511-9415-9
DESCRIPTION
Comprehensive and easy-to-understand,
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, fourth
Edition
offers up-to-date, evidence-based coverage of periodontal anatomy, the periodontal disease process,
and classifications of periodontal disease.
Rather than presenting information in narrative style, the author, a leading expert in the field, uses a detailed
outline format, making the information easier to read, understand, and reference. The Fourth Edition has
been revised and updated throughout, continues its focus on the hygienist's role in periodontal therapy, and
adds a number of new features designed to help students apply what they are learning to clinical patient care
situations.
FEATURES
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Five Comprehensive Patient Cases—two brand-new to this edition—include clinical photos, radiographs,
and periodontal charts to help students develop practice skills as they apply and integrate content from the
entire book to patient periodontal care planning.
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An easy-to-use, easy-to-reference outline format makes it easy for readers to identify, learn, and review key
concepts.
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Hundreds of full color illustrations and clinical photographs visually reinforce chapter content.
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A Focus on Patients feature asks readers to apply chapter content in the context of clinical periodontal care.
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Chapter-opening Clinical Patient Care features spell out the relevance of chapter content to patient
care.
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Evidence-based content is integrated throughout, ensuring the most current, reliable information.
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Evidence in Action features assist students in applying current evidence-based research findings to
clinical patient care.
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Ethical Dilemmas features help students apply the difficult concept of legal/ethical issues to the
patient care setting.
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Learning Objectives and Key Terms provide a “road map” to module topics and help students master a
whole new dental vocabulary.
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A complete online audio glossary provides quick access to common periodontal terminology and
pronunciation.
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