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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 100, DHY 106) (Corequisite: DHY 105) Provides fundamental skills to be utilized in the delivery of optimum patient care by the dental hygienist. Topics include occlusion, caries, patient assessment, instrumentation, charting, oral health education.
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6.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 100, DHY 106) (Corequisite: DHY 104) Provides fundamental skills to be utilized in the delivery of optimum patient care by the dental hygienist. Topics include occlusion, caries, patient assessment, instrumentation, charting, and oral health education.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program Admission) Provides fundamental skills in the dental environment. The course focuses on infection control procedures and exposure management. Topics include: asepsis; dental terminology; ethics; professionalism; emergencies; patient assessment; and patient and clinician positioning.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission) Emphasizes the application of radiology principles in the study of the teeth and their surrounding structures. Topics include: radiation physics principles; radiation biology; radiation safety; radiographic quality assurance; imaging theory; radiographic interpretation; radiographic need; legal issues of dental radiography; and digital radiography techniques and principles.
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission) Emphasizes the application of radiology principles in the study of the teeth and their surrounding structures. Topics include: radiation safety, radiographic quality assurance, imaging theory, radiographic interpretation, radiographic need, and digital radiography principles and techniques.
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 104) (Corequisite: DHY 111) Continues the development of knowledge in patient care. Topics include caries, prevention, occlusion, instrumentation, dental appliances, and patient management. Interdental care and impression and study cast techniques.
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9.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 105) (Corequisite: DHY 110) Continues the development of student skills in patient care. Topics include caries, prevention, occlusion, instrumentation, dental appliances, impression and study cast techniques, interdental care, and applied techniques.
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5.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program admission) Provides students with a foundation in basic microbiology and emphasis on microbial form and function. Topics include: introduction to microorganisms, microbial physiology, metabolism, and genetics, control of microorganisms, infection and host response, and microbial, viral, and parasitic diseases of human organ systems.
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4.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 101) Provides fundamental information on periodontal anatomy, pathogenesis of the periodontal diseases, and an introduction to modern rational periodontal therapy, including preventative, nonsurgical, and surgical methods. Topics include tissue of the periodontium, epidemiology of periodontal diseases, periodontal diseases, diseases preventation, disease treatment and management, drug therapy, immunology and host defense mechanisms, microorganisms associated with Periodontology, surgical and nonsurgical treatment, implantology and maintenance and periodontal emergencies and endodontic emergencies.
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2.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: DHY 107, DHY 110) (Corequisite: DHY 202) Continues the developing of student knowledge in treating patients and preventing oral disease. Topics include instrument sharpening, patient assessment, treatment planning, antimicrobial use, amalgam polishing/recontouring, pulp vitality testing, whitening, implant care, tobacco cessation, pit and fissure sealants and treatment of hypersensitivity.
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