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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Oral Embryology and Histology is a comprehensive study of the embryonic, fetal, and postnatal development, and microanatomy of the cells and tissues that comprise the head, neck, and oral cavity. Lecture topics include development and histology of the structures of the head, neck, and oral cavity; development and histology of teeth development and histology of the tooth supporting structures; and development and histology of orofacial structures. Corequisites: DES-1020, DES-1020L Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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5.00 Credits
5 Credits Clinical Dental Hygiene I is the first term for direct patient care. Students apply the principles and perform clinical activities for the prevention of oral disease, including data collection, prophylaxis, application of prevention agents, and oral home care instructions. This is a combined course with classroom interactions and clinical experience. Students are required to successfully complete a number of procedures. Prerequisites: DEH-1003, DEH-1003L, DES-1801, DES-1801L Corequisites: DEH-2400, DEH-2602 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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1.00 Credits
1 Credit This course is designed to provide knowledge of professional ethics and legal responsibilities, professional organizations, state and dental practice acts and continuing education regulations and requirements. Dental office management will be introduced to provide dental hygiene students with the business and professional skills necessary to practice in an office and/or alternate practice setting. Emphasis will be placed on the student's ethical and legal roles as a dental hygienist and on the business aspects of the profession. In addition, preparation for the National Board examination and test-taking skills will be covered. Prerequisites: DEH-2804C, DEH-2702 Corequisite: DEH-2702L Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits DEH-1820C is a continuation of DEH-1800C. It is a combined course that provides discussion of clinical activities along with clinical experience. This is the second term for direct patient care. Students apply the principles and perform clinical activities for the prevention of oral disease, including patient assessment, treatment planning, scaling, debridement, root planning, application of preventive agents, oral irrigation and antimicrobial agents, treatment of hypersensitivity, and oral home care instructions. Additional topics include oral communication skills, instrument sharpening, pulp vitality testing, special needs patients, nutritional counseling, ultrasonics, and air polishing. Students are required to successfully complete a number of procedures. Prerequisites: DEH-1800C Corequisites: DES-1101, DES-1101L Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits Pharmacology, oral medicine, anesthesiology, and dental emergencies introduces principles of basic pharmacology as they pertain to the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene. It 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, drugs used in dental emergencies, drug abuse, and nitrous oxide monitoring (as mandated in the Florida State Administrative Code Chapter 64B-14). Prerequisites: DEH-1820C, DEH-2400 Corequisites: DEH-2804C, DES-2934 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits General and Oral Pathology presents the principles of general pathology in relation to diseases of the teeth, soft tissue, and supporting structures of the oral cavity, as well as general pathologic conditions affecting the head and neck. Topics include terminology and diagnostic procedures, variants of normal conditions, benign conditions of unknown cause, inflammation and repair, caries and pulpal pathology, immune response, oral diseases with immunological pathogenesis, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, embryology of the head and neck, developmental disorders of the soft tissues and teeth, developmental cysts, neoplasia, odontogenic tumors, other tumors of oral structures, genetics, genetic syndromes and diseases of the head and neck, general pathologic conditions affecting the oral structures, TMJ disorders, and dental implants. Prerequisites: DEH-1130, MCB-1000, MCB-1000L Corequisites: DEH-1800C, DEH-2602 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits This course provides information on the principles of periodontology pertinent to dental hygiene practice. Topics include tissues of the periodontium, epidemiology of periodontal diseases, classification of 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/endodontic emergencies. Prerequisites: DEH-1130, MCB-1000, MCB-1000L Corequisites: DEH-1800C, DEH-2400 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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2.00 Credits
2 Credits This course is designed to provide knowledge of attitudes, skills, and behaviors necessary to promote dental health and prevent disease through organized community-based programs. Students will be responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating procedures in a community oral health program. Prerequisite: DES-1831C Corequisites: DEH-2804C, DES-2934 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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1.00 Credits
1 Credit This course is designed to provide the student with community-based experiences in public health settings for the promotion of dental health and the prevention of dental disease. Students will apply principles of program assessment, implementation, and evaluation procedures for all sites visited. Prerequisites: DEH-2702 Corequisites: DES-2503, DEH-1811 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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5.00 Credits
5 Credits Clinical Dental Hygiene III, a continuation of DEH-1820C, is a combined course that provides discussion of clinical activities along with clinical experience. This is the third term for direct patient care. Students apply the principles and demonstrate improved patient care skills while performing clinical activities for the prevention of oral disease, including patient assessment, treatment planning, scaling, debridement, root planning, ultrasonics, and air polishing application of preventive agents, oral irrigation and antimicrobial agents, and oral home care instructions. Prerequisites: DEH-1820C, DES-1831C Corequisites: DEH-2300, DES-2934 Credit for this course does NOT apply to the Associate in Arts degree.
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