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Course Criteria
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9.00 Credits
1 .unit .LR 9 hours lecture/27 hours laboratory per term Prerequisite: DENHY-127 or equivalent Note: current certificate in CPR and enrollment into the Dental Hygiene Program required A .course .covering .the .techniques .of .pain .control .by .the .administration .of .local .anesthetics. .The .course .prepares .the .student .for .management .of .the .more .complex .clinical .client .during .advanced .dental .hygiene .care .procedures. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program ENGL 122 or equivalent The .study .of .oral .health .and .disease .in .culturally .and .economically .diverse .community .and .public .health .settings. .Course .emphasis .is .on .oral .health .education .in .a .variety .of .environments .with .numerous .oral .health .needs. .The .process .of .comDental .hygiene munity .and .public .health .program .planning .includes: .epidemiology, .biostatistics .and .participation .in .community .health .planning .and .public .health .programs. .CSU .
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1.00 Credits
1 .unit .LR 18 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program Introduction .to .principles .drawn .from .the .behavioral .sciences .which .provide .the .knowledge .base .to .guide .dental .hygienist-client .communication. .The .course .will .include .the .basic .components .of .the .communication .process, .verbal .and .nonverbal .communication, .therapeutic .and .non .therapeutic .communication .techniques, .listening .skills, .major .theories .of .motivation, .the .interrelationship .between .teaching, .learning, .and .communication. .Work .will .focus .on .the .modification .of .teaching, .learning, .and .communication .techniques .appropriate .for .clients .throughout .the .life .span .and .development .of .abilities .to .interact .with .the .many .individuals .and .groups .who .make .up .our .multicultural .environment. .CSU .
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1.00 Credits
1 .unit .LR 18 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: ENGL 122 or equivalent Note: enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program This .course .is .designed .to .familiarize .the .student .with .scientific .research .methodology .and .provide .the .tools .necessary .to .critically .review, .evaluate .and .interpret .scientific .research .results .as .presented .in .scientific .and .professional .literature. .Additionally, .this .course .will .provide .insight .into .the .review .process .for .popular .literature. .CSU ..
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3.00 Credits
3 .units .LR 54 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: CHEM 109 or equivalent Note: enrollment into the Dental Hygiene program required Formerly DENHY 220 The .study .of .pharmaceuticals .used .in .medicine .and .dentistry. .Emphasis .is .placed .on .identifying .and .understanding .drugs .by .category .of .therapeutic .use .(i.e. .local .anesthetics, .antibiotics, .anti .hypertensives). .The .underlying .physiologic .basis .for .drug .action .is .explored. .Adverse .reactions .including .side .effects .and .allergic .responses .are .addressed. .The .study .of .Nitrous .Oxide .as .a .dental .sedative .in .preparation .for .the .use .of .this .drug .clinically .is .a .core .component .of .the .course. .CSU ..
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4.00 - 5.00 Credits
5-4 .units .LR May be repeated three times Variable hours Note: enrollment into the dental hygiene program A .supplemental .course .in .dental .hygiene .to .provide .a .study .of .current .concepts .and .problems .in .dental .hygiene .and .related .subdivisions. .Specific .topics .will .be .announced .in .the .schedule .of .courses. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program This .course .is .designed .to .provide .an .introduction .to .clinical .and .diagnostic .general .and .oral .pathology. .Emphasis .will .be .placed .upon .the .recognition .of .the .presence .of .abnormality .and .the .acquisition .by .the .student .of .sufficient .knowledge .upon .which .to .base .a .reasonable .differential .diagnosis .of .any .lesion .which .is .likely .to .be .met .in .general .dental .practice. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program The .study .of .jurisprudence, .ethics, .and .practice .management .as .these .concepts .relate .to .dental .hygiene .care. .A .personal .philosophy .toward .professional .conduct, .continued .quality .improvement, .self-assessment .and .peer .evaluation .are .developed. .Management .and .leadership .skills .essential .for .dental .hygienists .to .participate .in .the .practice .management .and .administration .of .a .dental .hygiene .practice .emphasized. .CSU .
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1.50 Credits
1.5 .units .LR 27 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program A .course .covering .various .phases .of .dentistry .including .restorative .dentistry, .esthetic .dentistry, .prosthodontics, .endodontics, .orthodontics, .pediatric .dentistry, .geriatric .dentistry, .oral/maxillofacial .surgery, .and .new .technology .in .dentistry. .Students .are .exposed .to .how .these .various .areas .of .dentistry .are .implemented .in .the .general .dental .practice, .how .they .are .related .to .the .practice .of .dental .hygiene, .as .well .as .how .to .make .a .referral .to .a .dental .specialist .in .the .case .of .the .difficult .patient. .Integration .of .dental .concepts .and .comprehensive .patient .care .in .preparation .for .future .collaborative .practice .between .the .dental .hygienist .and .other .health .care .providers .is .emphasized .for .each .topic .area. .CSU .
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2.00 Credits
2 .units .LR 36 hours lecture per term Prerequisite: completion of the first year of the dental hygiene program Study .of .advanced .principles .of .clinical .dental .hygiene .care; .including .advanced .instrumentation .techniques, .soft .tissue .(gingival) .curettage, .use .of .power .driven .scalers, .dental .hygiene .diagnosis .and .dental .hygiene .care .planning .for .clients .with .periodontal .diseases. .Current .concepts .about .the .adjunctive .use .of .chemical .agents .in .the .prevention .and .treatment .of .inflammatory .periodontal .diseases .will .be .explored .in .the .context .of .dental .hygiene .care .with .case-based .presentations. .Additional .supportive .treatment .procedures, .which .augment .periodontal .debridement .and .oral .hygiene .self-care, .will .be .incorporated .into .an .evidence-based .approach .to .dental .hygiene .care. .CSU
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