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1.00 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5316) 1 credit, 1.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab Pre-requisites: All first semester courses Co-requisites: All second semester courses The student will learn the theory of radiation production and safety. Learning methods include lectures, demonstrations, visuals, and labs.
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1.50 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5318) 1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Pre-requisites: All first semester courses Co-requisites: All second semester courses The student will classify and describe the main groups of microorganisms, and isolate and cultivate microorganisms in the laboratory. The concepts of general microbiology will be correlated with the oral ecology and factors associated with pathogenesis. Special emphasis will be placed upon correlation to periodontology, dental caries, and phase contrast microscopy. Sterilization, disinfection, asepsis, and chemotherapy will also be emphasized.
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1.50 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5334) 1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture Pre-requisites: All first semester courses Co-requisites: All second semester courses The student will be able to understand the origins of human tissues and relate these to the clinical Dental Hygiene practicum, emphasizing the histological foundations of preventive dentistry. Orofacial embryology and histology will be a basis for future understanding of periodontology, general and oral pathology, and for making clinical evaluations of patients with common oral diseases.
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3.00 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5310) 3 credits (6 equated/billable), 8 hours clinical practice Pre-requisites: All first semester courses Co-requisites: All second semester courses In a clinical setting, the student will demonstrate procedures relative to dental hygiene therapeutic treatment. Procedures include taking health histories and other screening procedures, performing the oral prophylaxis, applying preventive treatment, and patient educating.
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2.00 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5315) 2 credits, 3 hours lecture Pre-requisites: All second semester courses Co-requisites: All summer semester courses The student will be able to relate the biological and chemical needs of patients to their nutritional intake. Nutritional disturbances observed in the clinic will be identified, analyzed, and discussed. Treatment of nutritional problems will have direct application to didactic material.
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2.00 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5317) 2 credits, 1.5 hours lecture, 3 hours lab Pre-requisites: All second semester courses Co-requisites: All summer semester courses The course will provide the student with knowledge necessary to utilize the techniques of bisecting and paralleling for the exposure of radiographs. The course will also provide students with the knowledge necessary to differentiate between normal anatomical structures and pathological conditions. Learning methods include lectures, demonstrations, slides, tapes, and laboratory experiences.
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2.00 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5332) 2 credits, 2 hours lecture, 1.5 hours lab Pre-requisites: All second semester courses Co-requisites: All summer semester courses The student will demonstrate an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of materials used in dentistry and their proper manipulations and applications. This course will consist of 2 hours lecture-discussion and 1.5 hours of laboratory exercises for each of the six (6) weeks of summer school.
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1.50 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5320) 1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture Pre-requisites: All first and second semester and summer courses Co-requisites: All third semester courses The student will make clinical evaluations of conditions related to general and pathologic conditions, etiologies of disease, inflammation, infection, immunity, and degeneration processes.
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1.50 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5324) 1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture Pre-requisites: All second and summer semester courses Co-requisites: All third semester courses The student will expand his/her knowledge of prevention of gingival and periodontal disease by (1) identifying the eti91 ology, and (2) applying methods available to treat gingival and periodontal diseases.
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1.50 Credits
(Formerly DEN 5327) 1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture Pre-requisites: All second and summer semester courses Co-requisites: All third semester courses The student will develop learning strategies and teach dental health education lessons to a variety of grade levels in a public school setting encompassing the areas of prevention, maintenance, consumer education, and nutritional counseling.
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