Books in Wiley’s Dentistry at a Glance series are ideal study aids for undergraduate dental students and recently qualified dentists. All follow the same student-friendly style; each chapter is presented in a double-page spread with clear, easy-to-follow diagrams, supported by succinct explanatory text.

Dentistry at a Glance books are essential introductory guides to a wide range of topics in dentistry. The explanatory text outlines the key concepts and each bite-sized chapter is superbly illustrated to aid visual learning and understanding.

Everything you need to know about Pre-Clinical Dental Skills…at a Glance!

Pre-Clinical Dental Skills at a Glance provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the basic operative skills and core clinical skills required of those about to embark on dental clinical training. It serves as the perfect illustrated introduction for pre-clinical students and a handy revision guide for subsequent undergraduate and postgraduate stages.

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with text accompanied by clear colour diagrams and clinical photographs to support conceptual understanding. Pre-Clinical Dental Skills at a Glance is a valuable resource for students studying dentistry, dental hygiene, dental therapy or dental nursing, as well as skills-based assessments such as the Overseas Registration Exam or the Licence in Dental Surgery.

Key features include:

• An illustrated introduction to the dental clinical environment, basic operative skills and core clinical skills

• Key concepts are explained and superbly illustrated enabling you to visualise the intended clinical endpoint

• Core clinical skills covered include controlling cross-infection, giving and receiving effective feedback, history taking and communication skills

• A companion website with self-assessment questions to help test your understanding

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Contents

۱ The clinical environment
۲ Lifelong learning and reflection
۳ Simulator jaws
۴ Basic restorative equipment
۵ Handpiece maintenance and operation
۶ Posture and working with a dental mirror
۷ Effective use of posterior matrices
۸ Controlling bur depth and angulation
۹ Investigating and controlling the carious lesion
۱۰ Posterior approximal preparations
۱۱ Anterior approximal preparations
۱۲ Accessing the pulp space
۱۳ Direct posterior restorations
۱۴ Replacing a cusp with a direct restoration
۱۵ Placing cervical restorations
۱۶ Restoring incisors
۱۷ Periodontal instrumentation
۱۸ Moisture control and dental dam
۱۹ Records for treatment planning
۲۰ Controlling cross-infection
۲۱ Communicating and recording information
۲۲ Giving and receiving feedback
۲۳ Medical histories and the presenting complaint
۲۴ Oral health assessment
۲۵ Charting the dentition
۲۶ Delivering oral hygiene instructions
۲۷ Offering smoking cessation advice
۲۸ Requesting and reporting on intra-oral radiographs