**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**
Learn professional, practical ways to handle ethical and legal issues in dental practice! Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition provides a solid foundation in ethical theory and laws relating to oral healthcare professionals, including ethical conduct and social responsibility. An ethical decision-making model helps you unpack and analyze ethical dilemmas, and case scenarios challenge you to apply concepts to the real world. Written by a team of experts led by educator Kristin Minihan-Anderson, this book helps Dental Hygiene students prepare for the NBDHE exam and also serves as an valuable reference for practitioners looking to continue their professional growth.
- Dental hygiene-focused coverage highlights need-to-know concepts and information on ethics and law
- Logical organization of content includes separate sections on ethics, law, and simulations and applications of both, building a solid foundation for practical application
- Concepts with real-world relevance make it easier to apply your knowledge to everyday situations
- Six-step decision-making model provides a framework with which to tackle ethical situations
- Chapters on legal concepts include information on risk management and state dental practice legislation
- Key terms are defined in each chapter and in the glossary
- Key vocabulary helps you understand complex content
- NEW! Updated illustrations visually support key content
- NEW! Updated case studies include realistic scenarios, helping students explore a wide range of situations and practice making sound ethical and legal decisions
- NEW! Updated testlets use short clinical scenarios to help students develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving, and prepare for the case-based component of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
Author: Kristin Minihan-Anderson
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publish Date: 2023-06-19
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0323761194
ISBN 13: 9780323761192
Dimension: Length: 7.5 inches, Width: 0.5 inches, Height: 9 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.992080179 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries**
Learn professional, practical ways to handle ethical and legal issues in dental practice! Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 4th Edition provides a solid foundation in ethical theory and laws relating to oral healthcare professionals, including ethical conduct and social responsibility. An ethical decision-making model helps you unpack and analyze ethical dilemmas, and case scenarios challenge you to apply concepts to the real world. Written by a team of experts led by educator Kristin Minihan-Anderson, this book helps Dental Hygiene students prepare for the NBDHE exam and also serves as an valuable reference for practitioners looking to continue their professional growth.
- Dental hygiene-focused coverage highlights need-to-know concepts and information on ethics and law
- Logical organization of content includes separate sections on ethics, law, and simulations and applications of both, building a solid foundation for practical application
- Concepts with real-world relevance make it easier to apply your knowledge to everyday situations
- Six-step decision-making model provides a framework with which to tackle ethical situations
- Chapters on legal concepts include information on risk management and state dental practice legislation
- Key terms are defined in each chapter and in the glossary
- Key vocabulary helps you understand complex content
- NEW! Updated illustrations visually support key content
- NEW! Updated case studies include realistic scenarios, helping students explore a wide range of situations and practice making sound ethical and legal decisions
- NEW! Updated testlets use short clinical scenarios to help students develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving, and prepare for the case-based component of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
Author: Kristin Minihan-Anderson
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publish Date: 2023-06-19
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0323761194
ISBN 13: 9780323761192
Dimension: Length: 7.5 inches, Width: 0.5 inches, Height: 9 inches
Weight: Weight: 0.992080179 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208