Mastering Spanish Terminology for Dental Professionals: A Comprehensive Guide

As a dental professional, communicating effectively with Spanish-speaking patients is crucial for delivering exceptional care. Mosby’s Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource that helps you bridge the language gap and create a more comfortable experience for your patients.

Effective Communication Made Easy

This pocket-sized guide provides dental-specific terms, phonetic spellings, and a comprehensive Spanish language primer to help you navigate every step of the dental experience, from initial contact to advanced procedures. With quick and easy-to-use reference material, you’ll be able to communicate confidently with your patients.

Stay Ahead of Emerging Trends

The 2nd Edition covers the latest terminology related to hot topics such as:

• Implants
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Cosmetic dentistry
• Digital radiography

A companion website offers additional resources, including audio pronunciations and printable handouts for your patients on topics like preventive care, orthodontics, and general caries procedures.

Comprehensive Coverage for Dental Professionals

Mosby’s Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team covers the full range of dental care, from patient greeting and office administration to assessment, evaluation, and general and specialty dental treatment. The book also includes:

• A 40-page Spanish-language review covering accents, common parts of speech, and correct pronunciation
• Summary boxes highlighting key terms and phrases in a two-column format, with English on the left and Spanish on the right
• A glossary of common English-to-Spanish everyday terminology

Trusted content is developed and reviewed by an expert editorial board comprising dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, making this the only Spanish terminology book written specifically for dental professionals by dental professionals.

Enhanced Features for the 2nd Edition

The updated edition includes:

• Approximately 50 new illustrations depicting concepts such as anatomy and radiographic positioning
• New phonetic spellings to help you pronounce Spanish words and phrases correctly
• A new Heritage and Culture chapter adding information on Hispanic culture to help you communicate with clarity, tact, and compassion
• New patient education handouts on the CD offering Spanish instructions for proper oral health, including information on proper tooth brushing, general caries procedures, pediatric issues, and specialty orthodontic treatment
• An improved organization rearranging chapters more logically by anatomy foundations, dental specialties, medical specialties, and office administration, and moving the Spanish language primer to an appendix
• Information on HIPAA privacy regulations incorporated into chapters dealing with office administration

Upgrade your communication skills and deliver exceptional care to your Spanish-speaking patients with Mosby’s Spanish Terminology for the Dental Team, 2nd Edition. With its comprehensive coverage and enhanced features, this book is an indispensable resource for dental professionals committed to providing the best possible care.