Every dental assistant faces challenges every day in his or her job. After coaching dental assistants around the country for more than a decade, Kevin Henry has compiled some of the biggest challenges he has heard and witnessed, as well as some ways to conquer them, in Battling and Beating the Demons of Dental Assisting. Whether you're a dental assisting student, new assistant, or assistant who has been in the industry for years, this book can help you not only overcome your daily struggles but open your eyes to new career possibilities. If you are serious about your career-and enjoy a spot of humor along the way-then this book is for you.

Pearson's Comprehensive Dental Assisting was developed with the needs of both the instructor and student in mind. The information is presented in an extremely comprehensive manner by using a step-by-step, competency based approach that covers all the facets of the dental assisting profession. Written by authors who have worked in the dentistry field, this book places the focus on learning both technical and people skills to help ensure success as a student and dental assistant. Dental Assistants

Accompanying CD-ROM has companion website with chapters on chairside assisting, dental radiology, and infection control, each with an introduction, a specialty practice test, links, and a glossary.

Embrace Your Inner Rock Star How exactly do you create value? How can you make yourself more valuable to your practice-and more importantly, more valuable to yourself? You are invited: Take the journey to become a rock star dental assistant who gets more appreciation, respect, and satisfaction. Rock Star Dental Assistant will show you how to embrace the leader within and take pride in your important role within the dental office. This book is full or practical tips and personal stories that will both entertain and inspire you.

Rev. ed. of: Appleton & Lange's review for the dental assistant. 3rd ed. / Emily Andujo. c1992.

Fits the Dental Assisting curriculum specifically the review course or the capstone, clinical course. Part of Prentice Hall's SUCCESS! Series, this review book is the best preparation for the Dental Assisting National Board Examination. Closely matching the exam in terms of style and questions, it covers certification areas in thousands of practice questions. A FREE CD-ROM complete with a mock examination and additional review questions offers additional exam practice. This book will help all users achieve success on their exam. ABOUT THE SERIES The SUCCESS! exam preparation system is a tremendous method for improving pass rates in many health professions from EMS to Nursing Assisting. We invite you to use our exam preparation system and HAVE SUCCESS!

Pillars of Dental Success is a roadmap that any dentist can follow to exponentially increase the profitability and productivity of his or her dental practice. The systems and strategies covered within the pages of book represent the culmination of struggle, failure, and redemption during Dr. Mark Costes's journey from one struggling practice to a six practice multi-million dollar dental empire. Some of the topics covered in this book include: - How to FINALLY get your practice's overhead and cash flow under control. - How to create airtight systems that will maximize the performance of every department of your organization while decreasing chaos and stress. - The step-by-step system for getting a flood of new patient referrals from your existing patient base. - The advanced marketing strategies that will neutralize the competition in your market and drive a flood of new patients into your practice. - The simple and effective approach to reactivating "lost" patients. - How to position yourself as a local celebrity and community leader. Dr. Costes's refreshing approach to the business side of dentistry offers straightforward and practical solutions that can be implemented immediately. If you're interested in taking to the next level and beyond, you owe it to yourself to read this book!