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  • DHY 203: Clinical Services II

    3.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    The student is required to demonstrate advanced techniques relative to the dental hygiene appointment, including oral physiotherapy, treatment planning, behavior modification strategies, and adult and child preventive counseling. Case presentations are also discussed and analyzed. Students learn from the seminar and clinical experience. Prerequisites: "C" or better in DHY 103, 104, 107,110, and 113.
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  • DHY 204: Dental Health Education/ Community Dental Health

    2.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course examines the principles and practices with regard to delivering health care to the public. Topics covered include: Dental public health, the role of the dental auxiliary in delivering public health, research methods and biostatistics, planning and evaluation of community dental health programs, and tools of public health, including epidemiology, dental indices, and reliability and validity of research methods. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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  • DHY 205: Dental Specialties I

    1.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    Students are given the opportunity to manipulate properties of dental materials used in the practice of dentistry. Biological considerations in the selection and utilization of dental materials is covered. Students learn about the way the clinical applications react to the oral environment. The course is a prerequisite to DHY 210, where the student will function and perform expanded duties to laboratory proficiency. The expanded duties are outlined in the New Jersey Dental Auxiliary Practice Act. This course consists of both lecture and laboratory sessions. Prerequisite: "C" or better in DAS 103.
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  • DHY 207: Clinical Services III

    3.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course further refines students' clinical skills and prepares them to apply their knowledge of pathology and periodontology to the clinical setting. Prerequisite: "C"or better in DHY 203.
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  • DHY 209: Pharmacology And Oral Medicine

    1.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course introduces the dental hygiene student to pharmacology as it relates to the practice of dentistry. Students receive preparation for dealing with adverse drug reactions, pharmacological effects, and their usual incitations and contraindications. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the program.
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  • DHY 210: Dental Specialties II

    1.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course is designed to build upon the knowledge and skills developed in DHY 205. Students will rotate throughout the clinic, where they will function as New Jersey expanded duties dental hygienists/dental assistants, and become clinically proficient in all expanded duties listed in the New Jersey Dental Auxiliary Practice Act. In addition, dental hygiene students will attend the New Jersey Dental School Pain Control course to obtain necessary information about the application of pain control techniques. Prerequisite: "C" or better in DHY 205.
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  • DHY 211: Periodontology II

    2.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This lecture course is a continuation of DHY 201. Students further explore clinical manifestations of periodontal disease and its treatment using case histories. Guest lecturers present the most current information on available clinical and adjunctive home care aids. Students' knowledge is further enhanced through case presentations and review of articles on current developments. Prerequisite: "C" or better in DHY 201.
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  • DHY 213: Capstone Seminar

    2.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    The Capstone Seminar is to be taken at the conclusion of the student's program of study. Students are expected to synthesize what they have learned in the Dental Hygiene major by putting together a case study for publication and presentation, using appropriate research methods and analysis of oral pathological conditions. Prerequisites: All DAS and DHY courses to this level.
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  • DHY 215: Pain And Anxiety Control

    1.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles of local anesthesia in dentistry. Emphasis is placed on clinical application of these principles. Anatomy of the head and neck is stressed throughout the course, including in depth review of the trigeminal nerve and neurophysiology. The pharmacology of various local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors are reviewed. Discussion of systemic toxicity and local anesthetics alert the student to emergencies that can develop in the dental suite. Local anesthetic techniques are discussed. A rational approach to selecting anesthetic and injection techniques for each patient is presented. Co-requisite: DHY 210.
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  • DRA 101: Fundamentals of Acting I

    3.00 Credits
    Essex County College

    This course assists the student in developing pretextual techniques, including memory and sensory exercises and improvisations for the stage. The student's abilities to observe, concentrate, and imagine are also developed. Additionally, the course develops the student actor's ways and means of controlling body tension. As part of the practicum, short scenes are assigned to be rehearsed and performed in class for evaluation.
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