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2.00 Credits
1.3 V This course includes introductions to the following: microbiology including pathogenic organisms; principles of disease transmission and epidemiology; pathology including terminology and process of immunity, healing and repair; recognition of common oral pathologic conditions; and pharmacology including terminology, common prescription and nonprescription drugs used in the dental setting; and regulations and office management practices related to prescription medications. Prerequisite: DES0400
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3.00 Credits
1.1 V This course introduces essential dental practice management skills including appointment scheduling, supply and inventory control, patient and financial records management, and development of cover letters, resumes and interviewing skills. Articulates with Dental Hygiene, DES1502. Co-requisites: DEA 0002, DEA0027/L, and DEA0800/L
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2.00 Credits
V This course is designed to provide dental assisting students with theoretical information and clinical education for certification in all expanded functions delegable by Florida law. Some of the functions included are surgical dressings, provisional restorations, custom impression trays, amalgam polishing, suture removal, and monitoring of conscious sedation. Articulates with Dental Hygiene, DEH2530. Prerequisite: DEA0027/L, DES0103/L, and DEA0800/L. Corequisite: DES0831L
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3.00 Credits
1.5 V This lab is designed to put into practice procedures taught in DES0831 on manikins and classmates to laboratory and clinical competency. Articulates with Dental Hygiene, DEH2530/L. Prerequisite: DEA0027/L, DES0103/L, and DEA0800/L. Corequisite: DES0831
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3.00 Credits
1.5 V Dental Health Education introduces the student to the dental needs of the community. Students will develop table clinics and educational projects and present them in the public, private and parochial schools in the community. The lecture portion of the course covers the roles of the dental assistant in community dental health education and discusses issues and areas that should be considered when developing and planning a community dental education presentation
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1.00 Credits
V This lab accompanies the lecture Dental Health Education DES0840. The lab portion of the course includes taking the material l earned in the lecture portion and using it in developing and implementing a community presentation. Examples of these projects include: the decay process, proper nutrition and preventive measures (fluorides, toothbrushing, flossing and sealants) DEH1000 P RECLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE 1.0 O This course is designed to review the elements necessary to perform dental hygiene care in subsequent clinical dental hygiene courses. Course content will allow the student to master basic principles and competencies prior to performing services on clinical patients. Topics include radiology techniques, infection control techniques, oral exam and dentition charting techniques, medical/dental histories, vital signs, patient education techniques, polishing techniques, medical emergencies, documentation/record keeping techniques, and HIPAA and OSHA requirements
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2.00 Credits
O This course is a study of the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. Topics include: primary and permanent dentition, nomenclature, tooth morphology, anomalies, occlusion, nerve and blood supply, salivary glands, and muscles of mastication. Colored-pencil tooth identification exercises supplement the lectures
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2.00 Credits
O This course emphasizes the structures of the head and neck for the dental hygiene student. Divided into segments, the course includes the study of the osteology, musculature, neurology, vasculature, and lymphatics of the head and neck, and the temporomandibular joint
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2.00 Credits
O Histology and Embryology contains the foundation of general and oral histology and embryology necessary for the dental hygiene student's understanding of pathology and developmental disturbances encountered in dentistry. Prerequisites: DES1010 and DES1000C
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2.00 Credits
O This course will acquaint the dental hygiene student with the properties, uses, and manipulation of dental materials used in contemporary dental practice. Knowledge of these materials is essential for the dental hygienist to function as a dental team member in assessing presenting dental conditions and providing patient care. Corequisite: DES1100/L
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