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9.00 Credits
SP - Lab fee. Prerequisites: DEA 0020C,DES 0020, DES 0100C,DES 0200C,DES 0830C.A continuation of DEA 0020C -- Pre-Clinic.This course provides the opportunity for each student to receive closely supervised instruction in all phases of chairside dental assisting through rotations at community dental offices and Naval dental facilities.This course will prepare students to perform in all dental specialty areas. Weekly seminar sessions provide a forum for: problem-centered learning, encouraging new understanding and creative responses and strengthening of interpersonal effectiveness, and correlate clinical experiences with instructional goals.This meets the accreditation standards from the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education.
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7.00 Credits
SU - Prerequisites: DEA 0800C and successful completion of Terms I and II.The course is designed to allow students the opportunity to assist dentists and their staff in a variety of private practice offices in the community.Assignments are three weeks in a specialty office and three weeks in a general practice office.
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3.00 Credits
FA - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: DES 1000. Corequisite: DEH 1002L.A lecture series introducing students to basic principles, procedures and skills required to provide comprehensive preventive dental health services for patients. Topics include infection control, instrument design and utilization, gingival characteristics, tooth deposits,medical history analysis, oral inspection, patient education, polishing with handpieces and flourides.
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3.00 Credits
FA - A.A.S. only. Lab fee. Corequisite: DEH 1002.A clinical practice course designed for the clinical application of principles and concepts developed in DEH 1002. Students master basic instrumentation skills through practice on mannequin models prior to performing preventive dental hygiene services for clinical patients.
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1.00 Credits
SP - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: DES 1000.The study of histologic and embryonic development with emphasis on the face and oral cavity.Comprehensive course content includes instruction in early facial and tooth development.
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2.00 Credits
SP - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: DES 1000.A study of general and oral pathological diseases with emphasis on those related to the oral cavity. Students will apply pathological principles to the clinical practice of dental hygiene. Recognition of normal and abnormal conditions of the oral cavity and surrounding tissues will be cultivated through case presentations and slide series.
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1.00 Credits
TBA - A.A.S. only. This course is designed to assist students in prescribing oral hygiene regimens based on the uniqueness of each patient presented. Emphasis will be placed on current disease control techniques and auxiliary plaque control measures with special concern given to products available on the market for dental care.Dental appliances care, flouride therapy and development of preventive programs for the dental office will be included.
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2.00 Credits
SP - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: DEH 1002 .Corequisite: DEH 1800L.A continuation of DEH 1002 with an emphasis on health promotion and preventive oral hygiene techniques and procedures.Topics include instrument sharpening,medical and dental emergencies,patient management and motivation, disease prevention strategies, dental hygiene care planning, dental charting, tobacco cessation,pain management, desensitizing hypersensitive teeth and an introduction to ethics.
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5.00 Credits
SP - A.A.S. only. Lab fee. Corequisite: DEH 1800.Clinical experiences designed to incorporate the basic principles and concepts of current preventive dental hygiene services.Clinical application and refinement of preclinic instrumentation skills and procedures with increased emphasis on entry-level dental hygiene services.Medical/Dental Health Surveys,Data Collection, Patient Assessment,Vital Signs,Treatment Planning,Appointment Control, Preventive Oral Prophylactic Procedures,Oral Hygiene Education,Asepsis Standards and Optimum Oral Maintenance Therapy are clinical competencies cultivated through supervised practice.An introduction to the clinical management of dental/ medical emergencies is an important component of clinical practice.
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1.00 Credits
SU - A.A.S. only. Prerequisite: DEH 1800 .Corequisite: DEH 1802L.Didactic instruction will be presented focusing on further knowledge in the application of dental hygiene procedures. This includes information on treatment planning,periodontal charting, ultrasonic scaling, air polishing and comprehensive dental hygiene care.
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