Thank you for your loyalty to this landmark textbook—with a life of over 43 years and 8 editions!

The ninth edition of this "gold standard" text is written with faculty and students in mind. Like its predecessors, the Ninth edition features concise organization, outline format, and a clear writing style that’s just right.  More >><< Less

New features include:

• Full color text, with a new art program and photographs
• "Everyday Ethics" boxes with relevant examples located throughout the text and highlight important information
• Inclusion of Dental Hygiene Diagnosis and Care Planning
• Appendices on Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms, ADHA Code of Ethics, CDHA (Canadian Dental Hygiene Association) Code of Ethics and the measurement of human teeth.
• New content on respiratory patients, bleaching techniques, technology, pharmacology, and infection control

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