DCB catalog 2024-25

116 DHYG 134 Dental Anatomy Lab (1CR) Pre: DENT 116, Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program This lab course provides the dental hygiene students the opportunity to examine the location, anatomy, morphology, form and function of each tooth in the permanent and primary dentitions in a lab and/or clinical setting through group and individual activities. Agle’s Classification of Malocclusion will also be studied. Appropriate infection control techniques and safety precautions required in a dental setting will be implemented. DHYG 136 Principles I (2CR) Pre: DENT 116, Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program Co: DHYG 137 This course provides students with fundamental dental hygiene theory. Topics include the history, philosophy, and ethics relevant to the dental hygiene discipline. Students will study patient assessment, etiology and prevention of oral diseases, and the management of patient records. Recognizing signs of abuse or neglect and reporting will also be studied. DHYG 137 Preclinic I (3CR) Pre: DENT 116, Acceptance into the Dental Hygiene Program Co: DENT 117, DHYG 136 Skill development sessions are structured to develop actual experience in ergonomic principles, patient assessment, extraoral and intraoral exam, instrumentation skills, deposit removal, mechanical polishing, and topical fluride application. Small groups will be utilized for practical application skills, with students working on each other and using simulation manikins. Appropriate infection control techniques and safety precautions required in a dental setting will be implemented. DHYG 138 Principles II (3CR) Pre: DHYG 136 Co: DHYG 139, DHYG 141 Students will examine the dental hygiene process of care. Caries risk assessment and oral health prevention, motivational interviewing, evidence-based decision making, instrument sharpening, and power scaling will also be studied. Methods for documentation of periodontal care will be analyzed. DHYG 139 Clinic II (5CR) Pre: DENT 117, DHYG 136, DHYG 137 Co: DHYG 138, DHYG 141 Students will provide direct patient care in a supervised clinical setting using the dental hygiene process of care. The clinical experiences will include patient assessment, radiographs, dental hygiene diagnosis, oral health education, oral prophylaxis and periodontal therapy. Students will provide dental hygiene care to patients with periodontal health, gingivitis, or Stage I or II periodontitis. Individuals of all ages, including medically compromised patients, will be treated. Students will be required to document patient care using the SOAP method. Appropriate infection control techniques and radiation safety precautions required in dental settings will be implemented. DHYG 141 Periodontology I (2CR) Pre: DENT 116, DHYG 136 Co: DHYG 113, DHYG 138 This course presents the study of periodontal diseases as the scientific basis for dental hygiene, with recognition of the etiologic risk factors, characteristics and abnormal conditions in the supporting tissues of the teeth and their substitutes. The course will focus on the role of the dental hygienist in assessing and classifying periodontal disease. The progression of periodontal diseases and how immunity and inflammation relate to periodontal disease will also be discussed. DHYG 205 Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist (2CR) Pre: BIOL 220, BIOL 221, DHYG 136 Co: DHYG 138 In this course the dental hygiene student will study the principles of pharmacology to gain knowledge to provide safe and therapeutic dental hygiene care. Content includes indications and contraindications for use, pharmacological effects, adverse reactions and interaction of drugs. Special consideration is given to drugs commonly used in dentistry, as well as oral implications of drugs.