This visually impressive, well-illustrated book presents comprehensive coverage of anatomy of the head and neck, with special emphasis on the anatomy of the temporomandibular joint. Essential topics such as administering local anesthesia and the spread of dental infection are addressed in detail. With 300 high-quality illustrations and a vivid, two-color format, this outstanding, in-depth book enhances the reader's understanding of anatomical parts and focal points for injection sites that are essential to the dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting fields. Identification exercises, review questions, NEW case studies, and detailed, step-by-step procedures including NEW step-by-step procedures for intraoral and extraoral examinations reinforce information and facilitate thinking skills that readers will rely on as a strong basis for future study and practice.
Margaret is a Dental Hygiene Educational Consultant and Dental Science Writer. She received her Masters degree in Oral Biology at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and her Bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI as well as a Certificate of Clinical Research from the University of Washington. She has many years of clinical experience in Washington State and Wisconsin, as well as an extensive background as an educator in Washington State and California in both dental and dental hygiene schools. She is an adjunct instructor for the online BASDH for St. Petersburg College. Her continuing work as ADHA SCI Liaison in various Tobacco Control Programs for the state of Washington has been an asset to her community; she is now also a member of ADHA Tobacco Intervention Initiative Committee. She is the recent recipient of the ADHA Award of Excellence and a member of the Academy of Dental Hygiene.
Margaret has authored journal articles, as well as professional, office, and consumer newsletters, and also professional textbooks (see list). Her Continuing Education Seminars have been well received nationally and internationally; she has presented at both ADA and ADHA. Her latest work is in dental multimedia, especially in the area of online web courses, such as with dentassist.com. She can be reached at her website at www.dhed.net or margaret@dhed.net
