ACR 4.3 - Heal/Spot Removal One Image Only

I must be missing something obvious. If I want to remove sensor dust spots on one image only in ACR, what's the process? The RWCR Schewe book documents the process only for multiple images. I know I could just go into PS and do it, but since I am processing the image in ACR, I thought it might be more convenient just to stay in ACR. I can get the spots and the clones selected, but I cannot finish the deal for just one image.
MacBook Pro - OS 10.4.11, ACR 4.3, PS CS3 - updated for Nikon D300 NEFs.

Jeff: Thanks for your responses and efforts to assist. Yes, I know how to heal the sensor spots. Yes, I have read and reread Chapters 4 and 5. And yes, the DNG previews were updated too. When I reopen the NEFs in ACR 4.3.1 I no longer see the sensor spots.
I think I have just come to the conclusion that I really do not understand fully what a DNG file is. When I save the NEFs with the sensor spots "healed" as a DNG file and then open that file in Apple Aperture (where I presently have many projects organized - but Aperture does not support D300 NEFs), the sensor spots are still there - in fact none of the image edits are there either. I was expecting the DNG file to behave as if the ACR image edits would change the DNG image. I had lost sight of the fact that the DNG file is still a RAW image file. The edits must be a separate part of the DNG file and Aperture cannot interpret the edits. I probably have this all wrong.
You might ask why not use Bridge as my organizational software instead of Aperture. The answer is that I have had Aperture for a year and a half. I am now just learning Bridge (with the help of your book). So, I am not there YET. I will use Bridge. BUT, one step and a time. I need to learn how to process RAW files and make the images look better than Aperture can presently do. Their tools are not as powerful as ACRs. And Capture NX 1.31 which I got free with the D300 is a mess to use (NIkon users rave about NX, but I cannot see how it could be better to use than ACR). Thanks for all your help.

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