Clinic 2 Seminar. 2 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide the dental hygiene student with current theoretical perspectives in which to interpret and expand dental hygiene care. Advanced and specialized adjunctive procedures are presented in seminar format and build upon the basic concepts and skills learned during Preclinic and Clinic 1. Knowledge gained will be applied in clinical practice through new skill acquisition and expanded client care options. Case studies will be presented related to ethical issues encountered in clinical settings. Includes two (2) lecture hours per week. This course will include the educational requirements of at least 20 hours of didactic instruction from a CODA- accredited dental hygiene program, qualifying the learner for certification as determined by the TSBDE Rule 115.10 for local infiltration anesthetic (LIA) for dental hygienists. This course must be taken concurrently with DENH 4022 . Corequisites: DENH 4022 Prerequisites: DENH 3020 , DENH 3035 and DENH 3034 .