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4.50 Credits
Two and one-half hours lecture and Six hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program and all support courses. This is the first in a series of four courses designed to prepare the student for clinical dental hygiene practice. Content emphasis includes maintenance of aseptic technique/ infection control, care and operation of dental equipment, identification and purpose and function of basic instrumentation skills, instrument sharpening, polishing agents and methods, topical fluoride application, entry level clinic forms and procedures, clinic duties, and clinical practice utilizing examination procedures and basic instrumentation techniques on student patient partners and periodontal typodonts/manikins. $ 63.00 Materials Fee - PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION.
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6.00 Credits
One hour lecture and Three hours laboratory and Twelve hours clinic per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in Dental Hygiene program and successful completion of all first semester courses. This is the second in a series of four courses designed to prepare the student for clinical dental hygiene practice. Emphasis is placed on perfecting oral inspection and medical/dental health history documentation, and developing dental hygiene treatment plans. Additional course content includes: introduction to universal curet instrumentation and sharpening techniques, root debridement techniques, oral and subgingival irrigation, gingival curettage, introduction to hoe and file instrumentation, introduction to ultrasonic instrumentation and air polishing. Clinical skills will be demonstrated and evaluated on clinical patients appointed in the Cypress College Dental Hygiene Clinic.
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2.00 Credits
Two hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in Dental Hygiene program and successful completion of all first semester courses. This course introduces students to concepts of oral pathology and specific pathologic processes, including inflammatory and immunologic defenses, as well as neoplastic, metabolic, inherited and developmental disturbances. A summary of each condition is presented and includes information to aid the Dental Hygienist in developing a clinically useful differential diagnosis.
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2.00 Credits
Two hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program and successful completion of first semester courses. This course is designed to provide knowledge in nutrition and biochemistry. Instruction will emphasize the principles of nutrition, their application to dental health instruction, nutritional counseling, dental survey, and patient nutritional assessment.
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2.00 Credits
One hour lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program and successful completion of first semester courses. The structure, chemical and physical properties, and manipulation of materials used in dentistry will be covered. Laboratory application of dental materials and the relationship of dental materials to the oral environment is included. Emphasis will be placed on specific materials and functions delegated to the registered dental assistant and dental hygienist by the State of California. $ 25.00 Materials Fee - PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION.
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2.00 Credits
Two hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program and successful completion of first semester courses. This course is designed to provide the dental hygiene student with current theory in periodontics. The healthy periodontium as well as the diseased states will be explored. New surgical concepts and techniques in periodontics will be discussed. The management of periodontics to clinical treatment will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
(Formerly BIOL 234 C) Two hours lecture and Three hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of BIOL 210 C with a minimum grade of "C". Corequisite: DH 101 C and DH 106 C . Thiscourse is an introduction to the microscopic characteristics of the tissues, histology, and embryology of the head and neck with an emphasis on the structure of the oral cavity.
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2.00 Credits
(Formerly BIOL 235 C) Two hours lecture per week. CSU Prerequisite: Current enrollment in the Dental Hygiene program and DH 101 C, DH 104 C, DH 106 C, DH 109 C and DH 205 C with minimum grades of "C" . This course is a study of the gross andanatomical structures of the head and neck. The relationship and function of the organs of the head and neck in the human body are studied, with an emphasis on structures and innervations of the oral cavity. Cypress College 2008-2009 166 / Dentistry
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6.00 Credits
One hour lecture and Sixteen hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in the Dental Hygiene program. This is the third in a series of four courses designed to prepare the student for clinical dental hygiene practice. Lecture and clinical instruction will be applied by experience on clinical patients in the Cypress College Dental Hygiene facility and off campus clinical site, and/or an enriching facility. An emphasis will be placed on the assimilation and utilization of previous instruction and demonstration of progressive learning. This course also emphasizes the performance of those expanded duties in dental hygiene as allowed by the California State Dental Practice Act and the progressive development of professional and managerial skills. $23.00 Materials Fee - PAYABLE AT REGISTRATION.
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6.00 Credits
One hour lecture and Sixteen hours laboratory per week. CSU Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in the Dental Hygiene program; DH 220 C. This is the final course in clinical dental hygiene designed to prepare the student for clinical dental hygiene practice and to provide students advanced instruction in patient care. Lecture and clinical instruction will be applied by clinical experience on clinical patients in the Cypress College Dental facility and off campus clinical site, and/or an enriching facility. An emphasis will be placed on: (1) periodontal therapy, (2) supportive periodontal treatment, (3) expanded and supportive periodontal treatment, (4) expanded and supportive procedures, (5) treatment planning, (6) organization and implementation of a Student Research presentation/ Table Clinic, and (7) the completion and presentation of a Case Presentation of extensive and comprehensive dental hygiene treatment of a patient.
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