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0.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is on local anesthesia as the primary means of pain management for dental hygiene. Its appropriate use requries that the clinical administrator possess a thorough understanding of neuroanatomy and physiology, pain and pain suppression, pharmacology of local anesthetics, and potential complications and their management. Through classroom lecture and laboratory/clinical practice the student will acquire the knowledge and skill necessary to safely and effectively administer local anesthetic agents and other pain control modalities.
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0.00 Credits
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2.00 Credits
Major drug categories will be covered to include drug interactions, therapeutic and legal implications, and psychological and physical effects. Emphasis will be given to drugs in the Top 200 and drugs of importance to the dental hygienist.
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with insight into the physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of treating patients with special needs. Lectures, discussions, cases, simulation and active learning modalities provide a working knowledge of management of pregnant, infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient during oral health care. Concepts of oral health education and preventive counseling, health promotion, and patient management for individuals with transient or lifelong special needs throughout the lifespan are covered.
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with insight into the physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of treating patients with special needs. Lectures, discussions, cases, simulation and active learning modalities provide a working knowledge of management of medically complex patients during oral health care.
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3.00 Credits
A general overview of oral and general pathology with emphasis on the ability to develop an accurate differential diagnosis, knowledge of disease treatment and the role of the dental hygienist as part of the medical and dental healthcare team.
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3.00 Credits
In this comprehensive course, the student will learn the basic concepts of local anesthesia including pharmacology, administration, indications and contraindications, anatomical considerations, armamentaria and the management of complications and reactions. Students will practice the actual techniques for safe, effective administration. The student will also gain experience in medical history review, vital sign assessment, record keeping, patient management, assessment of legal issues and infection control techniques and proper disposal of sharps. Concerning nitrous oxide sedation, the student will review the history and characteristics of nitrous oxide sedation; review basic respiratory physiology (including the uptake and distribution of gases); learn the stages of anesthesia and phases of stage I anesthesia; learn the pharmacology of nitrous oxide; learn the indications, contraindications, and adverse affects of nitrous oxide; learn the characteristics of the nitrous oxide delivery system; and learn the clinical protocol for safe use of nitrous oxide sedation.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the problems and solutions in the delivery of oral health services to individuals and groups in community based settings. Issues to be discussed include regulatory practices, oral health status as it pertains to overall health and well-being and factors that contribute to health and disease in groups of people. In community based settings, such as group homes, geriatric facilities, homeless shelters, homes for women and childern in distress, adolescent rehabilitation facilities, hospices and others, students will gain experience in providing direct oral care services; in developing educational programs specifically for the identified group in participatin in health promotion and disease prevention activities as members of interdisciplinary health teams.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Internships are individually designed to meet each baccalaureate candidate's specific professional and educational goals and enchance academic preparation with a learning experience outside the classroom. Internships provide an opportunity to integrate advanced dental hygiene skills and knowledge with a chosen area of focus, such as management, health care, psychology or scientific research. Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and permission of the instructor required.
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