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2.00 Credits
Current legal and ethical issues that influence the practice of dental hygiene. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Acquire the ethical standards and legal perspectives that, if implemented, would prevent malpractice and minimize professional liability. 2. Identify the significant factors, values, issues, and special interests that affect healthcare providers, healthcare delivery and healthcare finance. 3. Apply ethical reasoning and reflective thinking to defend a specified course of action in a scenario that contains an ethical dilemma. 4. Know the ethical standards, regulatory requirements, and legal perspectives, which if applied, would manage risks and professional liability. 5. Discuss and relate the Utah Dentist and Dental Hygienists Practice Act and the Practice Act Rules. 6. Discuss legislative activities occurring at state and federal levels affecting dental hygiene. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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2.00 Credits
The dental hygiene student will have an introduction to the principles of dental public health, community oral health education and community program planning. This course will prepare the dental hygiene student for the role of dental public health practitioner, educator, consultant, and resource person in community settings. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation objectives for dental public health programs. 2. Describe the goals and functions of federal, state, local and voluntary health care agencies and programs. 3. Recognize cultural, demographic and socioeconomic factors, which influence dental health need and demand. 4. Utilize oral health indices, tests, inventories, interviews, scientific literature or other data gathering methods to assess the oral health status and oral health needs of a defined population. 5. Design an oral health proposal utilizing the models, steps and procedures involved in planning an effective community oral health program based on the needs and resources of a defined population. 6. Apply current educational and psychological concepts, learning theories, methods and strategies to dental health education. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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3.00 Credits
Covers psycho-social, physical and oral characteristics of medically complex patients. Also included are the care and clinical management of special needs patients and management of medical emergencies in the clinical setting. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply information presented on the patient health history to plan for optimal dental care specific to the patient's medical conditions avoiding harm to the patient and/or operator. 2. Analyze information on the health history to identify both recognized and possible unrecognized conditions for which the patient should be referred for further diagnosis and treatment. 3. Evaluate medical emergency situations, determine the appropriate protocols to follow, personnel to notify, appropriate treatment to perform, emergency equipment needed, drugs to administer, and the necessary documentation to record. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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1.00 Credits
This is the lab/service learning portion of DHYG 3060. The course provides experiential learning of topics related to community health or service learning experiences. Students will provide clinical and/or educational services in a community or public health setting. Additional experiential opportunities explore professional roles of the dental hygienist in inter-professional healthcare settings and with diverse population groups. This course is designated as an Active Learning Community Service (ALCS) course. Students provide service in areas of public concern in a way that is mutually beneficial for both the student and community. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply selected social, educational and behavioral science theories to dentistry, the public and its oral health status. 2. Identify learning strategies for delivering health information to consumer groups by using innovative visual materials and activities and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of strategies. 3. Develop audiovisual materials and integrate their use into an oral health presentation. 4. Develop and implement a lesson plan for varied populations. 5. Observe and discuss the role of a public health dental hygienist in a public health setting. Prerequisite: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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3.00 Credits
The first year dental hygiene student will practice introductory skills, including clinical and laboratory applications of elements taught in DHYG 1010, that are essential to rendering oral health services to patients with emphasis on basic dental hygiene instrumentation. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop skills in maintaining Quality Assurance. 2. Develop skills of Dental Hygiene Fundamentals. 3. Simulate the technical skills of dental hygiene instrumentation. 4. Develop and employ continuous improvement in the skills for clinical documentation and communication. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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4.00 Credits
Continuation of the study of the theoretical foundations of preventative and therapeutic oral health services used in the dental hygiene process with emphasis on preparation for individual patient education and care, communication, and nutrition. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Analyze and report on assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, education, and evaluation of a high-risk caries patient. 2. Analyze dietary habits and nutrition and evaluate their effects on oral health 3. Debate the oral health benefits and risks of water fluoridation. 4. Demonstrate effective motivational interviewing techniques with various patient populations. 5. Analyze effective treatment and education for patients in the following populations: geriatric, cancer, adolescence, pediatric, pregnancy, dental hypersensitivity, substance abuse 6. Evaluate signs of abuse and neglect and explain professional responsibility for reporting to appropriate authorities. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. SP
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3.00 Credits
To acquire functional knowledge base for the clinical diagnosis and understanding of soft and hard tissue lesions, syndromes, diseases and disorders affecting the oral cavity, head and neck. Covers diseases that affect the oral cavity primarily or as a secondary affect. Disease processes, clinical signs and symptoms and treatment of inflammatory, immunologic, neoplastic, infectious, developmental and genetic diseases will be studied. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify by illustration, diagram or description normal, variations of normal and common pathologic oral lesions. 2. Differentiate between the pathologic processes associated with the head, neck and oral cavity, including systemic diseases, neoplasia and genetic disorders, and how they are manifest in the head, neck and oral cavity. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. FA
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4.00 Credits
Clinical portion of DHYG 3510. This course is designated as an Active Learning Civic Engagement (ALCE) course. Students will be working to make a difference in the civic life of our community through both political and nonpolitical processes. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop expanded skills in maintaining Quality Assurance. 2. Employ improvements in the technical skills of dental hygiene instrumentation. 3. Practice clinical documentation to advance skills. 4. Develop the advancement of skills in communication with patients, caregivers and healthcare providers. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. SP
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2.00 Credits
Preparation, chemical formula, effects, and applications of pharmacological and therapeutic agents are analyzed, including medical agents used in the prevention and management of emergencies in the dental field. Emphasis will be placed on prescription and nonprescription drugs commonly used by patients which may require the alteration of treatment procedures and / or medications used in the dental setting. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe the role of pharmacology in the dental hygiene process of care. 2. Describe the fundamentals of drug action. 3. Identify both proprietary and generic names and classifications of drugs used to treat different medical conditions. 4. Identify oral manifestations and side effects associated with pharmacological therapy. 5. Identify contraindications and interactions of drugs commonly used in dentistry with medications and or supplements a patient may be taking for a diagnosed or self-diagnosed medical conditions. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. SP
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3.00 Credits
Principles of periodontology involving assessment, etiology, risk factors, and classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions and basic treatment planning. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast histological and clinical features of the healthy periodontium with the diseased periodontium 2. Explain the etiology of gingivitis, periodontitis, and peri-implant diseases and conditions including oral biofilms and the host response. 3. Describe the relationship of systemic and local risk factors with periodontal diseases. 4. Analyze assessment data to classify periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions disease using the 2017 classification. 5. Apply knowledge and critical thinking to determine individualized treatment plans that meet the needs of the patient. 6. Integrate knowledge of periodontology with the clinical practice of dental hygiene. This is a Hybrid course. Course fee required. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech University Dental Hygiene program. SP
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