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Course Criteria
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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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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 108, DHY 110, DHY 111, DHY 112 Introduces oral pathology, including etiology, pathogenesis and recognition of various pathological condition. Emphasis is placed on oral and paraoral pathology and systemic conditions affecting the head and neck. Topics include: terminology, biopsy procedures, inflammation and repair, dental and mucosal anomalies, caries and pulpal pathology, odontogenic cysts, developmental cysts, odontogenic tumors, other tumors of oral structures, systemic diseases affecting the oral structures, infectious diseases, salivary gland pathology, diseases of bone, blood dyscrasias, vesiculo-erosive and autoimmune diseases and syndromes and genetic diseases of the head and neck.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 201, DHY 202, DHY 205 Introduces principles of basic pharmacology as they pertain to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene. Emphasizes actions and reactions of medications commonly used in the dental office or taken by dental patients. Topics include: terminology, pharmaceutical references, prescriptions and abbreviations, pharmacokinetics, drugs used in dentistry and their pharmacokinetics, drugs that may alter dental treatment and their pharmacokinetics, emergency drugs and drug abuse.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 201, DHY 202, DHY 205 Provides students with a broad understanding of the health care system and an objective view of the significant social, political, psychological, and economic forces directing the system. Prepares students to promote oral health and prevent oral disease in a community by meeting specific dental health needs of community groups. Topics include: epidemiology, community dental care assessment, community dental care provision, preventive counseling for groups, group oral health education, terminology, dental care systems, biostatistics, and concepts of dental research
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 201, DHY 202, DHY 205 Continues the development of student knowledge necessary for treatment and prevention of oral disease. Topics include: Ultrasonic/air polishing, scaling, debridement and root planing, oral irrigation and antimicrobial agents, dental health education, special needs patients, and ultrasonic and air polishing.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 201, DHY 202, DHY 205 Continues the development of student skills necessary for treatment and prevention of oral disease. Topics include: scaling, debridement and root planing, oral irrigation and antimicrobial agents, special needs patients, and ultrasonics and air polishing.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CHM 191 Provides a basic introduction to organic chemistry and biochemistry. Familiarizes students with the role of nutrition in the human body with an emphasis on the dental hygienist's role as a nutritional educator. Topics include: molecular structure, carbohydrates, proteins, nutrition and digestion, bioenergetics, nutritional aspects, nutritional disorders, and diet assessment.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 201, DHY 202, DHY 205 Continues the development of student knowledge necessary for treatment and prevention of oral disease. Topics include: PSR index, recare systems, and special needs
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 200, DHY 205, DHY 206, DHY 207,DHY 208, DHY 209, DHY 212 Continues the development of student skills necessary for treatment and prevention of oral disease. Topics include: PSR index, implementation of dietary assessment, recare systems, and applied techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: DHY 212,DHY 213, DHY 214 Focuses on the dental hygiene field and presents the fundamental concepts and principles necessary for successful participation in the dental profession. Topics include: employability skills, State of Georgia Dental Practice Act, office management, expanded duties, legal aspects, ethics, dental hygiene practice settings, and dentistry and dental hygiene regulation.
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