ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC REASONING.

Catalog description

Pre-requisites: admission to the PB Dental Hygiene Practitioner program. This didactic and clinical course stresses problem-solving, critical thinking, and clinical judgment in providing a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and evaluation within the context a dental collaborative management agreement. The oral-systemic link, socio-cultural, familial, environmental, and developmental influences across the lifespan are considered emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and management of common oral health problems.