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DHYG 150 Dental Hygiene Theory and Clinic II

This course emphasizes advanced instrumentation technique and supportive dental hygiene therapy. Students will enhance and refine instrumentation techniques to a competent level. This course will provide instruction on the removal of hard and soft deposits, patient assessment, treatment planning, dental hygiene diagnosis, monitoring of nitrous oxide, and oxygen sedation. Students will conduct health services on patient volunteers under direct supervision of a supervising dentist.

Credits

5

Prerequisite

Admission to the Dental Hygiene program and DHYG 100, DHYG 102, DHYG 104, DHYG 106, and DHYG 111

Corequisite

DHYG 208, DHYG 209, BIOL 106, and NUTR 211

Hours Weekly

3 hours theory, 8 hours clinical weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Complete dental charting, applying Black’s classification of dental caries and
    restorations.
  2. 2. Interpret dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft
    and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index.
  3. 3. Define the disease of dental caries, process of demineralization and remineralization, key
    disease indicators, and risk factors.
  4. 4. Identify six objective parameters of the periodontal assessment and evaluate radiographs
    for signs of periodontal disease.
  5. 5. Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support
    various dental hygiene diagnoses.
  6. 6. Differentiate between manual and power toothbrushes, tooth brushing methods,
    dentifrices, appropriate use and indications for self-care devices designed to remove or
    reduce interdental and subgingival plaque biofilm based on efficacy, client need, and
    preferences.
  7. 7. Discuss mechanized instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy
    and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation,
    compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and sonic instrumentation;
    indications and contraindications.
  8. 8. Differentiate among oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal
    maintenance therapy.
  9. 9. Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes
    available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic
    interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal
    therapy.
  10. 10. Explain goal and rationale for selective polishing, effects of rubber-cup and air polishing
    on teeth, gingiva, restorative materials, and a variety of stain removal and management
    interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.
  11. 11. Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and
    medical health history and identify need for medical consultation to develop an
    individualized dental hygiene care plan.
  12. 12. Complete patient competencies for all required patient types. (Patient types may include
    Class I, Class II, pediatric, periodontal).

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Complete dental charting, applying Black’s classification of dental caries and
    restorations.
  2. 2. Interpret dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft
    and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index.
  3. 3. Define the disease of dental caries, process of demineralization and remineralization, key
    disease indicators, and risk factors.
  4. 4. Identify six objective parameters of the periodontal assessment and evaluate radiographs
    for signs of periodontal disease.
  5. 5. Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support
    various dental hygiene diagnoses.
  6. 6. Differentiate between manual and power toothbrushes, tooth brushing methods,
    dentifrices, appropriate use and indications for self-care devices designed to remove or
    reduce interdental and subgingival plaque biofilm based on efficacy, client need, and
    preferences.
  7. 7. Discuss mechanized instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy
    and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation,
    compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and sonic instrumentation;
    indications and contraindications.
  8. 8. Differentiate among oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal
    maintenance therapy.
  9. 9. Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes
    available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic
    interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal
    therapy.
  10. 10. Explain goal and rationale for selective polishing, effects of rubber-cup and air polishing
    on teeth, gingiva, restorative materials, and a variety of stain removal and management
    interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.
  11. 11. Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and
    medical health history and identify need for medical consultation to develop an
    individualized dental hygiene care plan.
  12. 12. Complete patient competencies for all required patient types. (Patient types may include
    Class I, Class II, pediatric, periodontal).