Basic Guide to Dental Procedures

The Basic Guide to Dental Procedures provides an indispensable induction to the core preventative and restorative treatments routinely carried out in the modern dental practice.

Written as an introductory guide for the whole dental team, it makes no attempt to explain the theory and clinical technique behind each procedure in detail. Rather, with the aid of ‘before and after’ colour illustration it offers sufficient overview to enable the reader to understand and explain procedures to their patient with confidence.


Each section is clearly structured to cover the reasoning behind the treatment described, the relevant dental background, the basics of how each procedure is carried out and if applicable, aftercare information.

1. Preventive Techniques.

2. Oral Hygiene Instruction.

3. Scaling and Polishing.

4. Diagnostic Techniques.

5. Tooth Restoration With Fillings.

6. Tooth Restoration with Crowns, Bridges or Veneers.

7. Tooth Restoration with Endodontic Techniques.

8. Tooth Extraction.

9. Tooth Replacement with Dentures.

10. Tooth Replacement with Implants.

11. Tooth Alignment with Orthodontic Braces.

12. Tooth Whitening
Carole Hollins is a dental practitioner and member of the British Dental Association. She is a member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners and an examiner for NEBDN. She is the current Chairman of the National Certificate Committee and sits on the Qualifications Council. Carole Hollins is the author of NVQs for Dental Nurses and Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses, 2nd Edition.