Clinical Dental Hygiene III

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Clinical Dental Hygiene III provides advanced experience in delivering comprehensive dental hygiene care in both clinical and community settings. Students integrate advanced clinical skills, including periodontal instrumentation, adjunctive therapies, and the use of dental materials into patient treatment. Emphasis is placed on comprehensive patient assessment, treatment planning, evidence-based decision making, and the management of complex cases. Students will also develop proficiency in specialized techniques such as air polishing, power instrumentation, application of desensitizing agents, impression taking, study model fabrication, and tobacco cessation counseling.