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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 .units .LR 36 hours lecture/108 hours laboratory per term Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program, TB clearance and medical exam Introduction .to .the .dental .hygiene .process, .technical .skills .and .procedures .used .in .the .clinical .practice .of .dental .hygiene. .Clinical .competency .development .will .focus .on .client .assessments, .dental .hygiene .diagnosis, .treatment .planning, .case .presentation .and .implementation .of .instrumentation .techniques .for .providing .prevention-oriented .and .therapeutic .dental .hygiene .care. .Post .treatment .evaluation .is .also .emphasized. .CSU .
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4.00 Credits
4 .units .LR 36 hours lecture/108 hours laboratory per term Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program; certificate in CPR Application .of .the .dental .hygiene .process .of .care .guided .by .the .human .needs .conceptual .model .to .promote .oral .health .and .wellness. .The .course .includes .laboratory .and .clinical .experiences .in .client .assessments, .problem .identification .(dental .hygiene .diagnosis), .dental .hygiene .care .planning, .case .presentation .and .implementation .of .dental .hygiene .care .(preventive .and .therapeutic .procedures, .oral .health .education). .Evaluation .of .dental .hygiene .care/oral .health .goals .attainment .is .also .emphasized .as .an .essential .component .of .the .dental .hygiene .process. ..
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: NUTR 160 or equivalent Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program The .course .is .designed .to .introduce .oral .hygiene .care .education .theory .and .practice. .The .primary .focus .will .be .on .educational .techniques .that .can .be .utilized .to .assist .individuals .and .groups .in .becoming .integrally .involved .as .well .as .making .informed .decisions .with .regard .to .oral .health .promotion .and .disease .prevention. .Personal .mechanical .removal .of .bacterial .plaque .through .use .of .toothbrushes .and .oral .physiotherapy .aids .is .emphasized. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 18 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: CHEM 108 or equivalent Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program The .study .of .radiology .includes .principles .of .radiation .physics, .biology, .radiation .safety, .imaging .theory, .analysis .of .radiographs .and .quality .assurance. .The .course .focuses .on .application .of .the .principles .of .radiology .for .assessment .of .the .teeth .and .surrounding .structures .as .an .integral .component .of .dental .hygiene .care .and .for .use .in .collaborating .with .other .dental .professionals .to .ensure .comprehensive .oral .health .care. .Contemporary .alternative .imaging .modalities .will .also .be .discussed. .The .laboratory .component .includes .development .of .values, .attitudes .and .skills .to .produce .radiographs .of .the .highest .technical .quality .with .minimum .client .and .operator .exposure. .CSU .
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4.00 Credits
4 .units .LR 54 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: BIOSC-120 or equivalent Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program A .course .concerned .with .the .functions .of .the .head .and .neck, .with .special .attention .being .given .to .the .oral .cavity. .Included .is .the .general .micro-anatomy .of .the .tissue .and .the .embryological .development .of .the .head .and .neck. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program The .study .of .the .structures .and .forms .of .the .human .dentition .through .combined .lecture .and .laboratory .experience. .Aspects .related .to .dental .hygiene .care .such .as .root .morphology, .restorative .charting, .occlusion .and .dental .anomalies .are .emphasized. .CSU .
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
1-2 .units .LR Variable hours Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program Presents .epidemiology .and .biomedical .information .regarding .infectious .diseases, .such .as .hepatitis, .herpes .and .human .immunodeficiency .virus .(HIV) .and .acquired .immunodeficiency .syndrome .(AIDS). .This .course .will .include .infection .control .principles, .protocols, .CDC .and .OSHA .recommendations/regulations .and .an .introduction .to .effective .communication .techniques .essential .for .dental .hygiene .care .delivery. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program The .study .of .the .discipline .of .periodontics. .This .includes .related .biological, .clinical .and .behavioral .aspects .of .the .disease. .Specifically, .content .will .include: .etiology, .histopathology, .epidemiology .of .the .periodontal .diseases; .anatomical .and .histological .features .of .the .healthy .periodontium; .dental .hygiene .diagnosis; .the .classification .of .the .periodontal .diseases; .the .principles .of .periodontal .therapy .including .prevention, .initial .periodontal .therapy .(biologic .basis .and .rationale); .adjunctive .therapy; .periodontal .maintenance; .principles .of .resective .regenerative .surgery. .CSU .
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1.50 Credits
1.5 .units .LR 18 hours lecture/36 hours laboratory per term Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program The .study .of .dental .materials .science .designed .to .achieve .an .understanding .of .the .underlying .principles .of .materials .science .as .they .apply .to .the .selection .and .handling .of .those .materials .utilized .as .part .of .contemporary .comprehensive .dental .hygiene .care. .Students .will .gain .knowledge .of .the .basic .science .and .behavior .of .existing .materials .within .a .framework .which .will .enable .them .to .adapt .to .the .rapidly .evolving .array .of .new .dental .materials .and .techniques .in .the .professional .arena. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 18 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program Note: current certificate in CPR The .course .emphasis .is .on .refining .skills .associated .with .preventive .oral .health .services, .initial .periodontal .therapy .and .periodontal .maintenance. .Improved .proficiency .will .be .expected .in .assessment, .planing, .problem .identification, .treatment .planning, .implementation .and .evaluation .of .client-centered .dental .hygiene .care. .It .is .anticipated .that .the .student .will .have .increased .opportunities .to .provide .initial .periodontal .therapy .(non-surgical) .in .order .to .develop .scaling .and .root .planing .skills .along .with .the .administration .of .local .anesthetics. .The .seminar .portion .of .this .course .will .focus .on .the .objectives .and .principles .of .comprehensive .dental .hygiene .care .for .clients .with .special .needs. ..
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