DENHY 230 - Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Care I

Institution:

Diablo Valley College

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Description:

6 .units .LR 18 hours lecture/279 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program Note: current certificate in CPR This .is .a .one .semester .clinical .course .designed .to .expand .and .develop .dental .hygiene .skills .in .preventive .therapy, .oral .prophylaxis, .initial .therapy, .and .supportive .periodontal .therapy. .Students .will .become .proficient .in .scaling .and .debridement .procedures, .administration .of .local .anesthetics .and .nitrous .oxide-sedation, .and .gingival .curettage. .Dental .hygiene .assessment, .diagnosis .(based .on .human .need .theory) .and .dental .hygiene .care .planning .skills .will .be .refined. .Techniques .in .use .and .interpretation .of .radiographs, .infection .control .and .time .management .will .be .further .developed. .The .student .will .also .become .proficient .in .adjunct .therapeutic .skills .such .as .the .local .placement .of .antimicrobial .agents. .Learning .experiences .will .be .conducted .within .a .human .needs .framework. .Dental .hygiene .care .will .be .client .centered. .The .course .will .consist .of .seminar .and .clinical .experiences. .Students .will .develop .skills .by .working .with .clients .in .the .college .clinic .and .in .outside .clinical .environments. .The .educational .focus .is .on .refinement .of .periodontal .process .skills .in .scaling .and .debridement, .the .application .of .advanced .instrumentation .principles .and .early .self .assessment .skills. ..

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.dvc.edu

Phone Number:

(925) 685-1230

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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