DHYG 101Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene

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PREREQUISITE: Admission into the Dental Hygiene Program COREQUISITES: DHYG 102 Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Lab, DHYG 103 Dental Radiography, DHYG 104 Dental Anatomy, DHYG 105 Nutrition and Oral Health, DHYG 106 Oral Histology and Embryology, DHYG 107 Head and Neck Anatomy CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Introduction to the dental and dental hygiene profession, including principles of infection control, instrumentation, ergonomics, instrument design and fundamental dental hygiene skills (necessary to perform in subsequent courses). This course will have a corresponding lab to allow for application of principles learned in this course.