Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Management in Dental Hygiene

By Charla Lautar, Vickie J. Kimbrough-Walls, Charla Lautar RDH Ph.D., et al.

Book Overview

ETHICS, JURISPRUDENCE AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT IN DENTAL HYGIENE, 3/e is the definitive, up-to-date guide to ethics, jurisprudence, and practice management for all dental hygiene students, new graduates, and licensed practitioners. The authors first introduce codes of ethics; discuss how ethical principles and moral values influence society, individual, and the profession; and cover crucial ethics-related topics such as informed consent. Next, they turn to practice management, showing how the dental practice must operate as a small business, and offering thorough career coverage. This edition's extensive updates include: dental therapists and other alternative workforce models; regulatory changes; opportunities in forensics; comparisons with practice in Canada; and much more. Extensive new resources are provided on the MyHealthProfessionsKit website.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131394924
• ISBN13: 9780131394926
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.0"