DENH 151C Dental Hygiene Clinic 2*
This course is taken in conjunction with DENH 151. It will be a continuation of clinical skills, enhancement of instrumentation, assessment procedures, treatment planning and patient education. Didactic and clinical instruction will present an emphasis on hard and soft deposit removal in preparation for clinical patients.
DENH 151CDental Hygiene Clinic 2*
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
II. Course Specification
Credit Hours Narrative
4 Credits
Corequisite Narrative
DENH 151
III. Catalog Course Description
This course is taken in conjunction with DENH 151. It will be a continuation of clinical skills, enhancement of instrumentation, assessment procedures, treatment planning and patient education. Didactic and clinical instruction will present an emphasis on hard and soft deposit removal in preparation for clinical patients.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Identify the etiology and classifications of caries.
- Manage Special needs, disabled patients and difficult and anxious patients.
- Demonstrate progress in development in skills required to perform effective hard deposit removal with proper instrumentation, insertion, and maintenance of instrument blades.
- Introduction and Utilize Ultrasonic Instrumentation/ Practice techniques.
- Implement a Nutrition and Dental Health analysis.
- Demonstrate and utilize dental terminology within the course and clinical instruction.
- Demonstrate the patient process of care – assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrate the procedure for applying topical fluoride and varnishes. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of products and system uses.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies