Summer Clinic

Catalog description

Summer Clinic, DHYG 201, will provide students the opportunity to expand on the basic dental hygiene skills learned in Clinical Practice I and II DHYG 129/130. It will also prepare them for their fall and spring semesters in Clinical Practice III, and IV DHYG 227/228. This course will provide students with a practical and treatment-oriented study of the oral manifestations of systemic diseases. The student/intern will learn intermediate instrumentation techniques and deliver comprehensive dental hygiene services to a diverse population in the Fones Dental Hygiene Health Center as well as in the community setting. Evidenced-based decision-making will be implemented throughout the semester. The student/intern will utilize the dental hygiene process of care through clinical assessment and implementation of research while applying the ADHA Standards of Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice.