DHYG 4050 - Restorative Dental Hygiene 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. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate appropriate use and care of restorative armamentarium. 2. Explain the necessity of checking the patient's functional occlusion before and after placing and carving a restoration. 3. Demonstrate the basic placement and carving steps for both amalgam and composite restorations. 4. Articulate 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. Demonstrate placement of rubber dams on a typodont. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Clinic

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Historical Version(s):

08/24/2009 - 08/14/2020 

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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