Dental Hygiene Process Of Care II.

Catalog description

This course provides a progression for the student from the content learned in DHY 102 Dental Hygiene Process of Care I. The major transition lies in students beginning to treat patients rather than practicing on mannequins. Content is heavily focused on assessment of health, safety, risk management, medical emergencies, and patient needs, along with treatment planning and beginning implementation. Additional emphasis is focused on patients with special needs, nutrition, and patient education. Theory and practice are combined in such a way that the student is afforded the opportunity to learn didactic material and transfer this knowledge to work with patients in the clinic setting. Clinical experience is included on the child, adolescent and young adult patient. Completion of this course with a final grade of C+ or better must be achieved in order to advance in the DHY program. Spring. Prerequisites: DHY 101 , DHY 102 , DHY 103 .