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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 100, DHY 101, DHY 113 Provides fundamental skills to be utilized in the delivery of optimum patient care by the dental hygienist. Topics include: Professionalism, asepsis, patient assessment, emergencies, instrumentation, charting, patient and clinician positioning, ethics, and oral health education.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 100, DHY 101, DHY 113 Provides fundamental skills to be utilized in the delivery of optimum patient care by the dental hygienist. Topics include: Professionalism, asepsis, patient assessment, emergencies, instrumentation, charting, patient clinician positioning, ethics, and oral health education.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Program admission Provides fundamental skills in the dental environment. The course focuses on infection control procedures and exposure management. Topics include: asepsis; dental terminology; ethics, professionalism; emergencies; patient assessment; and patient and clinician positioning.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Program admission Emphasizes the application of radiology principles in the study of the teeth and their surrounding structures. Topics include: radiation physics principles; radiation biology; radiation safety; radiographic quality assurance; imaging theory; radiographic interpretation; radiographic need; legal issues of dental radiography; and digital radiography techniques and principles.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Program admission Emphasizes the application of radiology principles in the study of the teeth and their surrounding structures. Topics include: radiation safety, radiographic quality assurance, imaging theory, radiographic interpretation, radiographic need, and digital radiography principles and techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 102, DHY 103, DHY 104, DHY 105 Continues the development of knowledge in patient care. Topics include: caries, prevention, occlusion, instrumentation, dental appliances, patient management, interdental care and impression and study cast techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 102, DHY 103, DHY 104, DHY 105 Continues the development of student skills in patient care. Topics include: caries, prevention, occlusion, instrumentation, dental appliances, impression and study cast techniques, interdental care, and applied techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Provisional admission Provides students with a foundation in basic microbiology with emphasis on microbial form and function. Topics include: introduction to microorganisms, microbial physiology and genetics, control of microorganisms, infection and host response, and microbial diseases of human organ systems.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 108, DHY 110, DHY 111, DHY 112 Provides fundamental information on periodontal anatomy, pathogenesis of the periodontal diseases, and an introduction to modern rational periodontal therapy, including preventive, nonsurgical, and surgical methods. Topics include: tissues of the Periodontium, epidemiology of periodontal diseases, periodontal diseases, disease prevention, disease treatment and management, drug therapy, immunology and host defense mechanisms, microorganisms associated with Periodontology, surgical and nonsurgical treatment, implantology and maintenance, and periodontal emergencies and endodontic emergencies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 108, DHY 110, DHY 111, DHY 112 Continues the development of student knowledge in treating patients and preventing oral disease. Topics include: instrument sharpening, patient assessment, treatment planning, antimicrobial use, amalgam polishing/ recontouring, pulp vitality testing, whitening, implant care, tobacco cessation, pit and fissure sealants, and treatment of hypersensitivity.
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