The dental hygiene profession / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh -- Human needs theory and dental hygiene care / Margaret M. Walsh, Michele Leonardi Darby -- Health and health promotion / Laura Lee MacDonald -- Communication and behavioral change theories / Hope E. Oliver -- Cross-cultural practice / Devan Leonardi Darby, Michele Leonardi Darby -- The dental hygiene care environment / Marie Varley Gillis -- Infection control / Eve Cuny, Helene Bednarsh, Kathy J. Eklund -- Medical emergencies / Margaret M. Walsh -- Ergonomics / Lori J. Drummer -- Personal, dental, and health histories / Frieda Atherton Pickett -- Vital signs / Cara Miyasaki -- Pharmacologic history / Ann Eshenaur Spolarich -- Extraoral and intraoral clinical assessment / Margaret J. Fehrenbach -- Assessment of the dentition / Janice Pimlott, Joan D. Leakey -- Oral hygiene assessment : soft and hard deposits / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh -- Dental caries management by risk assessment / John D. B. Featherstone -- Periodontal and risk assessment / Susan Lynn Tolle -- Impact of periodontal infections on systemic health / Gary C. Armitage -- Dental hygiene diagnosis / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh -- Dental hygiene care plan and evaluation / Karen M. Palleschi -- Toothbrushing / Joanna Asadoorian -- Mechanical oral biofilm control : interdental and supplemental self-care devices / Deborah M. Lyle -- Dentifrices / France Lavoie, Nadia Dubreuil, Louise Bourassa -- Hand-activated instruments / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh -- Ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation / Kathleen O. Hodges -- Root morphology and instrumentation implications / Marilyn Beck, Lynn Bergstrom Bryan -- Management of extrinsic and intrinsic stains / Michele Leonardi Darby, Margaret M. Walsh -- Decision making related to nonsurgical periodontal therapy / Kathleen O. Hodges -- Chemotherapy for the control of periodontal diseases / Joanna Asadoorian -- Acute gingival and periodontal conditions, lesions of endodontic origin, and avulsed teeth / Birgitta Soder -- Caries management : fluoride, chlorhexidine, xylitol, and amorphous calcium phosphate therapies / Michele Leonardi Darby -- Pit and fissure sealants / Judy Yamamoto, Maureen E. Fannon -- Nutritional counseling / Lisa F. Harper Mallonee -- Tobacco cessation / Margaret M. Walsh, Kirsten A. Jarvi -- Impressions, study casts, and oral stents / Esther K. Andrews -- Restorative therapy / Lisa Ahmann -- Behavioral management of dental fear and anxiety / Margaret M. Walsh, Michele Leonardi Darby -- Dentinal hypersensitivity management / Juliana J. Kim, Dimitrios Karastathis -- Local anesthesia / Margaret M. Walsh, Michele Leonardi Darby -- Nitrous oxide-oxygen analgesia / Margaret M. Walsh -- Persons with disabilities / Kathleen B. Muzzin -- Cardiovascular disease / Laura Mueller-Joseph -- Persons with diabetes mellitus / Deborah Bauman -- Oral care of persons with cancer / Joan M. Davis -- Persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection / Devan Leonardi Darby, Michele Leonardi Darby -- Persons with neurologic and sensory deficits / Dorothy J. Rowe, Brenda S. Kunz -- Persons with autoimmune diseases / Margaret M. Walsh -- Renal disease and organ transplantation / Cheryl Thomas -- Respiratory diseases / Joan Gugino Ellison -- Cognitively and developmentally challenged persons / Kelly M. Schultz, Michele Leonardi Darby -- Alcohol and substance abuse / Sandra Z. Zagar, Kathleen M. Schlotthauer -- Eating disorders / Laura Lee MacDonald -- Women's health and the health of their children / Maria Perno Goldie -- The older adult / Joan I. Gluch -- Persons with fixed and removable dentures / Bonnie J. Craig -- Orofacial clefts and fractured jaw / Joanna L. Harris -- Dental implant maintenance / Vivian L. Young-McDonald -- Persons with orthodontic appliances / Lee Ann Branscome Simmons -- Abuse and neglect / Inma LaCross -- Practice management / Harold A. Henson -- Career planning and professional development / Christine Hovliaras -- Legal and ethical decision making / Pamela Zarkowski.