DHYG 3055 - Expanded Functions Clinic I

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dental Hygiene

Description:

Clinical application of expanded duties for the dental hygienist, including anesthesia, placing and removing rubber dams; matrix and wedge; placing bases and liners; placing, carving, and finishing amalgam restorations; placing and finishing tooth-colored restorations; placing temporary restorations; and four-handed dentistry. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $215 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe restorative armamentarium along with its' use and care. 2. Explain the necessity of checking the patient's functional occlusion before and after placing and carving a restoration. 3. Summarize and demonstrate the basic placement and carving steps for both amalgam and composite restorations. 4. Describe the most common errors made when placing, carving and manipulating both amalgam and composite materials - and how to both avoid these errors and correct them if they occur. 5. Discuss need for and demonstrate placement of rubber dams on both a typodont and patients. Prerequisite: Admission to the Dixie State University Dental Hygiene program. FA

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Clinic

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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