A text for all levels and all courses in the dental hygiene curriculum. Also a review aid for the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination.
Unique in content and approach, this text is devoted entirely to case situations that provide opportunities for problem-based learning in multiple dental hygiene sciences at any point along the learning continuum-from beginning to advanced. The text's 10 diverse case-based learning scenarios help students learn to apply basic knowledge to client care, develop critical thinking skills, and link their classroom learning to real-world experiences they may encounter in clinical practice. Case study work will also prepare them for success on national, regional and state examinations which have a client care focus. Each chapter contains one complete case scenario with accompanying questions categorized both by difficulty (basic or complex) and by dental hygiene discipline-making it a complete module that may be introduced or revisited in any order and at any time during the curriculum.
Designed to guide the development of critical thinking skills at all levels of dental hygiene education, Case Studies in Dental Hygiene provides diverse scenarios that span the curriculum, applying theory to care. Patterned after the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination, it provides "snap-shots" of pediatric, periodontally involved, geriatric, special needs, and medical compromised cases.
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Unique! The only text solely devoted to case situations on the market. Concise, specifically defined case studies. A team of authors provide expertise for a variety of case study development. Case-based questions from basic to advanced encourage critical thinking. Encourages application of dental hygiene theory to client care. Incorporation of the Human Needs Conceptual Model to Dental Hygiene Practice as a reflective activity for each case. 
