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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students are offered introduction and demonstration in advanced techniques used during a dental hygiene appointment including oral physiotherapy, applying fluoride, treatment planning, adjunctive instrumentation, hypersensitivity testing, and airbrasive treatment. Case studies are examined with respect to treatment planning, behavior modification strategies, and adult and pediatric preventive counseling. Prerequisites: "C" or betterin DHY100, DHY101, and DHY112.
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2.00 Credits
The student learns to perform the basic procedures relative to the traditional dental hygiene appointment. Learning will be through clinical experience and weekly seminars. The seminar supports and supplements clinical education with discussion of topics relating to: treatment planning, time management with respect to setting up patient appointments and running the clinic, telephone skills, legal and ethical issues surrounding patients records, sharpening, adjunctive instrumentations, tobacco cessation, and latex sensitivity. Prerequisites: "C" or betterin DHY 100, DHY 102, and DHY 112.
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2.00 Credits
This course offers students knowledge and skills to apply in the dental setting in the areas of nutrition, diet evaluation, and counseling relative to oral health. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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2.00 Credits
The course develops students' basic knowledge of general histology and embryology and detailed knowledge of histology and embryology of the head, neck and oral cavity. Teaching methods include lecture, laboratory, and slide presentations. Prerequisites: "C" or better in DHY101, DHY 105, BIO 121, and BIO 122.
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1.00 Credits
The course is designed to prepare the student to play a vital role in the management of medical emergencies. Information is offered on recognizing and treating emergency situations. The medical history and evaluation section of this course is designed specifically to help obtain and record accurately the patient's past and present physical condition, and to modify the dental hygiene treatment plan accordingly. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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4.00 Credits
Topics relevant to the practice of dentistry, including concepts pertaining to general and specialty practice are covered in this class. The purpose is to introduce students to the areas of the profession and allied dental education. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to prepare the dental hygiene student to help individuals and groups develop patient education programs. Emphasis is given to focusing on the patient as a whole person, analyzing the patient's lifestyles, values, behavioral patterns, and the environment in which the patient lives. The course covers the processes involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of dental health education programs in a number of settings. Prerequisite: "C" or better in DHY 112.
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2.00 Credits
The course covers abnormalities in morphology and function. Since abnormalities begin at the cellular level, this course also begins with cellular alterations and response. The majority of the course is devoted to oral pathology, with emphasis placed on those lesions most frequently encountered. For each lesion discussed, the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical and microscopic signs and symptoms, differential diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and prognosis are presented. Limited discussion will be devoted to general pathology as it relates to oral lesions and manifestations. Prerequisites: "C" or better in DHY100, DHY 101, DHY 106, DHY 107, BIO 121, BIO 122, and BIO 211.
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2.00 Credits
The course examines the basic concepts of the anatomy and physiology of the gum with regard to the pathology of the periodontium, and the etiology and treatment of periodontal disease. The relationship between the histopathologic changes of the supporting structures of the teeth and the clinical situation is stressed. The course includes information on the dental hygienist's role in initial therapy and as a disease control therapist in maintaining oral health. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to further educate the dental hygiene student in various aspects of clinical practice. Included in this course is information relative to the care and treatment of the periodontic, adolescent, pregnant, geriatric and special needs patients. Lectures, student presentations and interviews, discussions, and case studies are used to enhance learning. Prerequisite: "C" or betterin DHY 103.
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