Dental Hygiene Process Of Care III.

Catalog description

This course provides a progression for the student from content learned in DHY 108 . The major transition lies in students treating patients with simple care to care of the more complex periodontal patient. Content is heavily focused on advanced instrumentation, health promotion, care planning, and treatment planning using advanced pain control techniques and medicaments for the complex periodontally involved patient. 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. This theory related practice assists the student in further developing critical thinking skills in the delivery of more complex patient care. There is an emphasis on the treatment of periodontal patients, advance dental caries and dentinal sensitivity. Total care of the patient is also expected at this point in the curriculum, utilizing a case centered approach. Lecture topics will be directed at the management of patients at different stages in the life cycle and methods for individualizing care. Students will be challenged to read, think and problem solve regarding the dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment with degrees of periodontal disease as well as other oral diseases. Completion of this course with a final grade of C+ or better must be achieved in order to advance in the DHY program. Prerequisite: DHY 201 , DHY 202 (corequisites).