Introduction to Preventive Oral Hygiene

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the scope, role and responsibilities of dental hygiene; the philosophy of oral health and its relevance to dental hygiene, focusing on the causes, development, treatment, and prevention of all deposits on the teeth; and oral inspection; history taking; asepsis; medical and dental emergencies; and principles of oral debriding technique. Laboratory experience includes practice on both manikins and dental partners.