I want to fi rst of all congratulate Ms. Wu Xuanfor her exceptional work in writing an Englishtext book for Chinese medical professionals. Ihighly recommend this book for dental nurses asit will greatly enhance the experience of Englishspeakersin Chinese dental facilities. This firstbook of its kind in China，will ensure that Chinesedental providers properly communicate withEnglish-speaking patients so that they know whatto expect and what is required of them. As manypeople are very concerned about undergoing dentalprocedures，a smooth communication betweenprovider and patient will help alleviate unnecessaryfears.As an international traveller myself，and，asone who has been involved in health care services，both personally and professionally，I greatlyappreciate what Ms. Wu has accomplished with thisbook. She has shown great leadership in addressingthe unknowns and uncertainties，and unnecessaryfears caused by these uncertainties，and bridgedthe gap between Chinese medical providers andnon-Chinese speaking patients. Diseases do notdiscriminate foreigners from locals，as languagesometimes does. It is thus crucial that the patientscould describe his/her feelings accurately to healthproviders，via a mutually understandable language.After all，how could it be possible for doctors andnurses to provide accurate treatment without evenunderstanding accurately the needs and symptomsof the patient? Language，in this sense，is ofparamount importance in communications betweenpatients and health providers.Luckily，Ms. Wu believes also in what Ibelieve：a smooth communication，which isthe bases of accurate health service，requiresauthenticity of vocabularies and expressions ina commonly understandable language. Ms. Wuhas wisely chosen English，as many foreignersin China speak English，in addition to their own 本書讀者對象為口腔臨床護(hù)理人員、在校學(xué)生、護(hù)理科研管理人員以及有需求的其他讀者。隨著口腔�？谱o(hù)理工作在國內(nèi)的飛速發(fā)展以及涉外業(yè)務(wù)的增加，普及英語會話已成為當(dāng)務(wù)之急�？谇慌R床護(hù)理人員迫切需要一本符合目前口腔護(hù)士工作內(nèi)容的會話書籍，但目前國內(nèi)尚無專門為口腔執(zhí)業(yè)護(hù)士編寫的臨床英語會話工具書。為此，我們根據(jù)口腔臨床護(hù)理工作實踐編寫了這本《實用口腔護(hù)士英語》。本書根據(jù)口腔門診常見疾病或癥狀分章布節(jié)，包括接診病人、治療、衛(wèi)生宣教、術(shù)后隨訪等內(nèi)容，詳盡地列舉了護(hù)士工作中與患者之間的溝通對話。語言言簡意賅，符合西方國家的口語表達(dá)習(xí)慣，易于護(hù)士理解、掌握。同時，作者在書中還附上了大量口腔護(hù)理領(lǐng)域內(nèi)的重要詞匯以及口腔解剖基本詞匯。全書就每一章節(jié)的內(nèi)容給出關(guān)鍵詞，常用句型、常見對話等內(nèi)容逐一展開。編寫中注重示范舉例，同一例句提供多種表達(dá)方式。本書可作為口腔護(hù)士的英語學(xué)習(xí)教材、工具書，是一本實用性很強(qiáng)的書籍。本書在編寫過程中得到了領(lǐng)導(dǎo)和護(hù)理同仁的大力支持和幫助，在此表示感謝！由于編寫人員水平有限，本書內(nèi)容難免有不當(dāng)或遺漏之處，誠請各位讀者批評指正。