Patient Care Foundations. 12 Credit Hours

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In IPC 1 (Patient Care Foundations), students gain familiarity with the patient care environment and acquire a variety of non-invasive clinical skills. The heart of IPC 1 is a series of 12-hour rotations throughout the first year where students learn and practice, in lab and clinical settings, fundamental patient care skills in the sequence they will use them in the clinic to assess a patient's oral health. IPC 1 begins with a didactic component addressing foundational aspects of patient care including ethical issues, introduction to radiologic and physical examination, infection control (room wrapping, personal protective equipment and management of blood borne pathogens), CPR, ergonomics and electronic patient records. Students then complete a series of three day (12 hour) rotations that parallel the patient assessment process: Health History, Head & Neck Exam & Radiographic Anatomy (fall semester), Periodontal Examination and Instrumentation (fall and spring semesters), Clinical Prevention and Hard Tissue Examination (fall and spring semesters), Intraoral Radiographic Technique (fall semester), Health History and Head & Neck Exam - Application (spring semester), Radiographic Interpretation (spring semester), Community Based Prevention at Head Start Preschool Program (fall semester). Students must be enrolled as DS 1 students.