DAST 115 - Oral Hygiene Education And Nutrition

Institution:

Hudson Valley Community College

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Description:

Spring, DL Basic principles of nutrition, including the role of nutrients in general health, as well as dental health and disease, are taught. Methods of preventive oral hygiene education including patient motivation will be discussed. Emphasis will be given to the essential role of the dental assistant in counseling the patient in these principles. Skill Competency Assessments for this course are coordinated with Dental Assisting Clinical II. Open only to matriculated Dental Assisting students. Prerequisites: DAST 105, Dental Anatomy and Embryology; DAST 107, Dental Assisting Radiology; DAST 110, Dental Assisting Clinical Experience I; DAST 111, Dental Assisting I; DAST 118, Dental Office Procedures. Corequisites: DAST 108, Dental Materials for Dental Assistants; DAST 120, Dental Assisting Clinical Experience II.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 629-4822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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