The author adopts a flexible approach which recognises that some instruments are multi-functional, and their names and usage can vary across dental surgeries. This approach, coupled with the range of instruments covered, makes the book an ideal 'portable' resource across general practice, hospital and a range of specialist settings. The book also highlights instruments which can be easily confused. In addition to detailing the classic sets of dental instruments, the importance of instrument care and sterilisation regimes is acknowledged.
This second edition contains an expanded chapter on instruments used in conjunction with dental implants, and illustrations have been updated throughout.
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Carmen Scheller-Sheridan is a Lecturer in Dental Nursing at the Dublin Dental University Hospital, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is responsible for nursing education and is the author of Basic Guide to Dental Materials.