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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Modern Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist: A Guide to Lesion Recognition, Oral Cancer Screening, Radiographic Interpretation, and Patient-Centere

Modern Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist: A Guide to Lesion Recognition, Oral Cancer Screening, Radiographic Interpretation, and Patient-Centere

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN13: 9798171702991
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 3 2026
Pages: 470
Weight: 2.38
Height: 0.95 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Oral pathology is not just about memorizing diseases. It is about recognizing change, describing it accurately, knowing what matters, and taking the right next step.

Modern Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist is a practical, evidence-informed guide designed to help dental hygiene students and practicing clinicians build confidence in lesion recognition, oral cancer screening, radiographic reasoning, documentation, referral, and patient communication.

Organized around real clinical decision-making, this book teaches readers how to distinguish normal anatomy from abnormal findings, describe lesions with professional terminology, perform systematic extraoral and intraoral examinations, and develop pattern-based differentials without overstepping scope of practice.

Inside, readers will learn how to:

  • Recognize white, red, pigmented, ulcerative, infectious, immune-mediated, salivary, developmental, osseous, and treatment-related findings
  • Interpret jaw radiolucencies, radiopacities, borders, internal architecture, and effects on surrounding structures
  • Identify warning signs associated with oral potentially malignant disorders, oral squamous cell carcinoma, and HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer
  • Integrate medical history, medications, exposures, symptoms, palpation, imaging, and change over time
  • Document findings clearly, communicate uncertainty responsibly, and support timely referral and follow-through
  • Apply knowledge through integrated cases, review questions, checklists, quick-reference tools, and communication templates
With a strong emphasis on visual reasoning, patient-centered care, and scope-aware clinical judgment, this book turns oral pathology from a list of conditions into a practical system for safer, more confident dental hygiene care.

Build stronger recognition skills. Communicate findings with clarity. Help patients reach the right next step.

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