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  • 4.00 Credits

    Continuous courses; 2 studio hours. 1-1 credit. These courses may be repeated for a maximum total of 4 credits on the recommendation of the chair. Prerequisite: dance major and placement audition or permission of the chair. Corequisite: DANC 211-212. A reinforcement in the study of ballet techique at the intermediate level. An extension of DANC 211-212 to be taken concurrently.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Semester course; 2 lecture and 6 laboratory/clinical hours. 5 credits. Prerequisites: BIOL 209 or equivalent and admission to the dental hygiene program. Designed to familiarize the student with the scope, role and responsibilities of the dental hygiene profession. Topics include an introduction to the educational and therapeutic services as well as the philosophy of preventive oral health and its relevance to the practice of dental hygiene. Also introduces the clinical knowledge and skills needed to perform fundamental clinical dental hygiene procedures, instrumentation and preventive services.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 301. Continuation of DENH 301. Designed to provide the student with knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and includes instruction in some more advanced dental hygiene skills including application of topical medicaments and use of sonic and ultrasonic instrumentation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Junior standing in the dental hygiene program. Introduces preventive oral health strategies, methods, materials and principles of instruction in health education and communication. Emphasizes preventive oral health concepts as they relate to individual patients, community groups as well as professional peer group presentations. Current theories on topical issues, such as fluoridation, cardiology, dental products and devices, and alcohol/tobacco/illicit drug use will be presented.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Semester course; 1 seminar and 9 laboratory/clinical hours. 4 credits. Prerequisites: DENH 310, ANAT 301, GENP 311. This course has two segments. The initial segment reinforces the knowledge and clinical skills learned in DENH 301 Dental Hygiene Theory I. Additional laboratory experiences allow the student to re-assert technical skill proficiency prior to entry into the clinical education experience. The second segment introduces the clinical practicum and dental hygiene services as part of a comprehensive care model within the School of Dentistry. Students apply basic instrumentation and patient treatment skills in a clinical setting. Seminars provide opportunity for students to problem solve and critically discuss and assess clinical experiences.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 101 or equivalent and junior standing in the dental hygiene program. Designed to provide students with an overview of the chemistry of the major nutrients as well as provide a practical approach to the concepts of nutrition. Emphasis will be placed on developing positive personal dietary habits and providing nutritional education to dental patients in a clinical setting. The interrelationships of diet, nutrition and dental diseases will be discussed along with current food trends, consumer aspects of food choices and basic nutrition principles. A general review of herbal supplements also will be provided.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 301 and DENH 302. DENH 401 is a continuation of DENH 301 and 302 with introduction of additional techniques and information for performance of advanced dental hygiene procedures. Dental specialty content is presented; concepts and techniques in specialty areas that will enable the dental hygienist to consider implications for dental hygiene treatment planning with relation to periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, preventive and restorative dentistry, pain control, pediatric dentistry and implantology.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 401. This course is designed to present the principles of dental practice, including dental team management strategies, business office management, increasing use of computers in dentistry, OSHA and its impact on practice management, insurance coverage for dental care, and employment opportunities and career options.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Semester course; 2 lecture hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 312. This course provides an introduction to the principles of dental public health, community dental health education and community program planning. Topics include oral epidemiology, prevention and control of oral diseases in a community, and community dental health services. Students become involved in the application of concepts such as program assessment, design, implementation and evaluation. This course will prepare the dental hygienist for the role of dental public health practitioner, educator, consultant and resource person in community settings. Information gained in DENH 411 will be applied to DENH 412 Community Dental Health Practicum.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Semester course; 1 lecture and 3 clinical/community project hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 312 and DENH 411. Field experience designed to prepare students to function in a variety of community health settings. Emphasis on special populations of elementary school children, geriatric, institutionalized, hospitalized and individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities. Participation in planning, implementing and evaluating a community dental health project is required. Written progress and final reports of activities are required. Graded as pass/fail.
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