Professionalism and Ethics

Catalog description

DH 3312. Professionalism and Ethics. Introduction to leadership, interpersonal communication, and other skills essential for effective management within professional dental hygiene roles. Exploration of evolving topics and/or problems and development of effective speaking skills for resolutions related to the current state of oral healthcare and professional oral healthcare education. Course content may include sensitive health-related material. This course is part of the degree plan for the major of dental hygiene. As with all required dental hygiene courses, this course is contextualized in and compliant with the Commission on Dental Accreditation requirements. The content prepares BSDH students for success on the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.