New books received this week

Dental hygiene: theory and practice. / edited by Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2010.

Description: Complete coverage of today's dental hygiene skills and theories. Clinical competencies at the beginning of each chapter provide a clear overview of what you need to know, and procedure boxes ensure that you understand the reasoning behind each step in the competencies.





Procedures manual to accompany Dental hygiene, theory and practice / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh. St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, c2010.

Description: The procedures manual reinforces your knowledge and helps you perform clinical procedures with ease and accuracy. It contains step-by-step descriptions with information about the materials and equipment necessary to carry out the procedures. Use it as a quick reference.





Local anaesthesia in dentistry. / J.A. Baart, H.S. Brand (editors) ; translated by Joanne Orton, Henk Brand and Jacques Baart. Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Description: A practical guide to this essential area of dentistry originally published in Dutch. It provides clear guidance to the administration of local anaesthesia, introduces students to the concept of nerve conduction and pain, and explains the anatomy of the trigeminal nerve.