Patient assessment tutorials : a step-by-step procedures guide for the dental hygienist /: a step-by-step procedures guide for the dental hygienist. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jill S. Nield-Gehrig, Donald E. Willmann.
• Other Names: Nield-Gehrig, Jill S (Jill Shiffer); Willmann, Donald E
• Contents: Pt. 1. Communication techniques for assessment. 1. Communication skills or assessment : The communication process ; Communicating with patients -- 2. Making our words understandable : Roadblocks to effective communication ; Making health care words understandable ; Using the Internet to improve communication skills -- 3. Overcoming communication barriers : Language barriers ; Age barriers ; Vision and hearing barriers ; Speech barriers -- pt. 2. Assessment skills. 4. Medical history : The medical history assessment ; Informed consent and the medical history ; Conducting a medical history assessment ; Peak procedure -- 5. Ready references: medical history : Medical conditions and diseases ; Common prescription medications -- 6. Dental health history : Adult dental health history questionnaire ; Child dental health history questionnaire ; Peak procedure -- 7. Vital signs: temperature : Introduction to vital signs assessment ; Peak procedures -- 8. Vital signs: pulse and respiration : Peak procedure for pulse assessment ; Peak procedure for assessing respiration -- 9. Vital signs: blood pressure : Blood pressure assessment in the dental setting ; Equipment for blood pressure measurement ; Measurement and documentation of Korotkoff sounds ; Critical technique elements ; Peak procedures -- 10. Tobacco cessation counseling : Health effects of tobacco use ; Harmful properties of tobacco ; Why should dental health care providers intervene? ; Guidelines for tobacco cessation counseling ; Smoking cessation products ; Peak procedure: tobacco cessation -- 11. Soft tissue lesions : Learning to look at lesions ; Peak procedure: describing lesions ; Detection and prevention -- 12. Head and neck examination : Examination overview ; Methods for examination ; Peak procedure -- 13. Oral examination : Examination overview ; Peak procedure -- 14. Gingival description : Learning to look at the gingiva ; Peak procedure -- 15. Mixed dentition and occlusion : Sorting out a mixed dentition ; Learning to look at the occlusion ; Peak procedures -- 16. Dental radiographs : Review of radiographic anatomy ; Interpreting radiographs ; Peak procedure ; Cone beam computed tomography -- pt. 3. Comprehensive patient cases. 17. Comprehensive patient cases F-K.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (752 pages)
• Subjects: 617.6/01; Diagnosis, Oral -- methods -- Programmed Instruction; Dental Hygienists -- Programmed Instruction; Dental Records -- Programmed Instruction
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781469822747; 1469822741
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