Patient Assessment Tutorials: A Step-By-Step Guide for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition

Description

This updated 4th 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 4th 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.

Key Features:

• An all-new motivational interviewing chapter
• New coverage on communicating with patients with special needs
• Online student resources
• A new Audio Glossary
• Module Overviews and Outlineswith Learning Objectives
• Peak Procedures
• Ready References
• The Human Element 
• Progressive Case Studies
• Skill Checks
• Key Terminology
• Comprehensive Patient Case Studies i
• Detailed, full-color illustrations and photographs