This dictionary contains definitions for nearly 13,000 terms relevant to over a dozen dental professions, including dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assist... » 

This dictionary contains definitions for nearly 13,000 terms relevant to over a dozen dental professions, including dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting. The book includes over 500 illustrations--most in full color--and a full-color oral conditions and disorders insert. Appendices include tooth numbering systems; dental imaging errors; guidelines for infection control in dental health care settings; weights and measures; medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms; medical and dental abbreviations; abbreviations used in medication orders; laboratory reference range values; and professional organizations.A bound-in CD-ROM contains all the terms and images from the print dictionary in a searchable format, plus audio pronunciations for nearly 8,500 terms. «