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Dental Hygiene

Subject Guide for ULM's Dental Hygiene Program

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ADA Practical Guide to Effective Infection Prevention and Control, Fifth Edition

This book outlines the importance of implementing comprehensive infection prevention and control practices in the dental office or other treatment setting.

Glossary of Dental Implantology

Glossary of Dental Implantology provides a comprehensive, consensus-based global platform of dental implant terminology for effective communication among dental professionals, clinicians, clinical and basic science researchers, and scientists.

ADA Dental Drug Handbook

This ADA quick reference, created by a team of dentists, pharmacists, scientists, and experts in pharmacology, serves as a clinical educational resource to deliver concise and accurate information about prescribed medications used in dentistry. This handbook presents information on commonly encountered drugs in the dental office in an easy-to-follow format, making it a go-to drug reference for dental professionals.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary

A concise, up-to-date guide to the essential language of medicine. Contains More than 38,000 entries and covers the latest brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.

The Chemistry of Medical and Dental Materials

With synthetic implants such as hip joints, heart valves and dental crowns now routinely used in the human body for medical purposes, study of the metals, ceramics and polymers used in these repairs is more important than ever.

How to Use Evidence-Based Dental Practices to Improve Clinical Decision-Making

This book is a one-stop resource for learning how to harness the power of the latest scientific information and optimize patient care. It is the definitive resource for dental students and practitioners who want to learn from leaders in the field of evidence-based dentistry (EBD).

The Smile Gap

As recently as fifty years ago most people expected to lose their teeth as they aged. Few children benefited from braces to straighten their teeth, and cosmetic procedures to change the appearance of smiles were largely unknown. Today, many Canadians enjoy straight, white teeth and far more of them are keeping their teeth for the entirety of their lives. Yet these advances have not reached everyone.The Smile Gap examines the enormous improvements that have taken place over the past century.

The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health

The Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health, Third Edition provides clear, concise nutritional guidance about smart eating and lifestyle choices. Updated with the latest data and statistics, this A-to-Z resource is essential for learning the basics about how food choices can help maintain optimum health and beat diseases.

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