Confidently recognize and manage dental instruments with this innovative, visually detailed resource. Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide pairs thorough descriptions of more than 300 instruments with high-quality photographs and illustrations for accurate, efficient identification. The book's unique flashcard-style format helps you review instruments and gauge your knowledge, while its spiral-bound design gives you fast, easy access to procedural support, making this convenient guide ideal for both studying and on-the-job reference.

• More than 450 high-quality photographs and illustrations depict instruments in both full detail and individual components for quick, easy identification.
• The convenient pocket-sized, spiral-bound design makes it easy to access information at a glance and in any setting.
• The unique, full-color, flashcard-style format helps you test your retention and understanding.
• Dedicated coverage of dental specialties provides quick reference to specific tools you'll need for procedures in endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, and oral surgery.
• A companion Evolve website enables you to apply what you've learned with interactive drag-and-drop tray setup exercises and verify your knowledge through self-assessment quizzes.

1. Basic Dental Instruments
2. Enamel Cutting Instruments
3. Local Anesthetic Syringe and Components

4. Evacuation Devices and Air/Water Syringe
5. Dental Handpieces
6. Burs for High-Speed and Low-Speed Handpieces
7. Dental Dam Instruments
8. Amalgam Instruments
9. Composite Instruments
10. Crown and Bridge Instruments
11. Endodontic Instruments
12. Hygiene Instruments
13. Preventive Instruments and Bleaching Trays
14. Orthodontic Instruments
15. Universal Surgical Instruments
16. Periodontal Instruments
17. Oral Surgery Extraction Instruments
18. Sterilization Equipment
19. Dental Material Equipment
20. Radiography Equipment

By Linda Bartolomucci Boyd, CDA, RDA, BA, Dental Assisting Program, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA