Textbooks

Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! With just the right level and scope of content, Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 4th Edition, emphasizes how knowledge of dental materials fits into day-to-day clinical practice. This hands-on resource features clinically focused content supplemented liberally with high-quality photographs, case applications, clinical tips and warnings, and step-by-step procedures, as well as practice opportunities on a companion website. A focus on application and strong art program with additional modern illustrations make this often-difficult subject matter approachable and relevant for today's dental team members.

A focus on clinical application - content presentation, tips and precautions, and case scenarios

Art program with nearly 600 images, including a mixture of full-color conceptual renderings and clinical photographs

Step-by-step procedures with artwork and icons

Practice opportunities for classroom and board exam prep include chapter review questions and discussion topics and practice quizzes on Evolve

Vocabulary practice - key terms called out in chapter and defined in glossary

Robust student practice opportunities such as competency skill worksheets, and educator support materials

An Evolve companion website with student practice opportunities and educator support materials

Full-color presentation shows dental materials being used and applied

NEW! Additional application criteria listings support optimal decision making

NEW! Additional modern illustrations enhance comprehension of complex biomaterials concepts

NEW! Evidence-based content on dynamic areas such as esthetics, ceramics, implants, and impressions

IMPROVED! Test Bank with cognitive leveling based on Bloom's Taxonomy and mapping to National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) blueprint

A guide to the information and practical skills for successful instructional design, revised and updated

The updated eighth edition of Designing Effective Instruction offers educators an essential guide for designing effective and efficient instruction that is exciting and interesting. The flexible model presented is based on research from many different disciplines. The authors--noted experts on the topic--draw on recent research that incorporates both behavioral and cognitive approaches into the model.

The eighth edition highlights the fundamentals of instructional design that can help students develop a solid foundation in the design process. These basic skills can be adapted to a wide variety of settings, such as multimedia, classroom, business, health care, higher education, and distance-education instruction. This new edition has been revised to include information on the most recent research and trends. The book also contains a new section on the topic of lean instructional design. This new section discusses strategies to reduce time and resources for each step of the process. This important guide:

Offers a review of the basic skills needed to create effective instruction

Includes various features to stimulate thinking and provides additional explanations

Provides a real-world scenario in every chapter

Presents exercises to test skills and knowledge

Contains a quality management section to help conduct a quick quality check of the design project

Written for instructional designers in business, military, medical, and government settings as well as to those in higher education and P-12 classrooms, Designing Effective Instruction is the proven resource for designing quality instruction that can motivate participants.

Emphasizing the director's responsibility as a leader of both people and programs in diverse communities, DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, Ninth Edition, covers the business and interpersonal skills child development professionals need to implement an effective program for young children and their families. It is written primarily for future early childhood educators whether or not they plan to work in the administrative aspects of the field, and is also a rich resource for practicing directors. In this thoroughly updated edition, the authors provide practical information on all aspects of directing a program, including curriculum selection; funding; budgeting; selecting, training, and supervising staff; housing the program and purchasing equipment; working with children and parents; accrediting and licensing an early childhood center; and carrying out program evaluation and quality improvement strategies.