**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Dental Hygiene & Auxiliaries** Stay up to date with the uses, properties, and handling of dental materials! With just the right level and scope of content, Dental Materials: Clinical Applications for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, 5th Edition, emphasizes how knowledge of dental materials fits into day-to-day clinical practice. This hands-on resource features clinically focused content supplemented liberally with high-quality photographs, case applications, clinical tips and warnings, and step-by-step procedures, as well as videos and practice opportunities on a companion website. A focus on application and a strong art program with additional modern illustrations make this often-difficult subject matter approachable and relevant for today’s dental team members. NEW! User-friendly features, including Key Points boxes throughout the chapters, more bulleted lists, and shorter paragraphs help you process complex topics more easily NEW! Do You Recall boxes pose questions covering important concepts immediately after they’re presented to support knowledge development NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos on the Evolve companion website reinforce techniques presented in the text NEW and UPDATED! Coverage of implant maintenance offers the latest information and guidelines Robust art program features nearly 600 images of full-color conceptual renderings and clinical photographs Clinical and laboratory procedures include step-by-step instructions and supporting artwork Clinical Tip and Caution boxes highlight important information End-of-chapter review questions and case-based discussion topics and practice quizzes on the Evolve companion website provide practice opportunities for classroom and board exam preparation Key terms are called out in each chapter and defined in a glossary Patient home care instructions in many chapters provide helpful tools for patient education