Dental Public Health II.

Catalog description

Semester course; 1 lecture and 3 clinical/service-learning project hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: DENH 411 . This hybrid course is designed to help senior dental hygiene students apply the knowledge gained in the prerequisite course about assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a dental health program for a community site. Students will work in groups of four to visit a community site to design and implement a dental health program. This course will prepare the dental hygienist for the role of dental public health practitioner, educator, and consultant and resource person in community settings. Field experience is designed to prepare students to function in a variety of community health settings. Emphasis on special populations of elementary school children, geriatric, institutionalized, hospitalized and individuals with mental and/or physical disabilities. Evaluation of this course will be through the development of a manual, site evaluation, group member evaluation and self evaluation.