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Apr 27, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DHYG 324 Ethics and Jurisprudence2 credits
Students are introduced to dental hygiene professional ethics, principles and values, laws, scope of practice, and regulation.
Prerequisites: DHYG 248 , DHYG 252 , DHYG 253 , DHYG 254 , and DHYG 326
Corequisites: DHYG 258 , DHYG 321 , DHYG 322 , DHYG 323 , DHYG 325 , and DHYG 329
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify and demonstrate ethical decision making in dental hygiene practice
- Demonstrate the professional role, principles, values, and responsibilities of the dental hygienist related to the community, dental profession, dental team, and client
- Identify and manage ethical issues in the practice of dental hygiene
- Identify the components of the American Dental Hygiene Association (ADHA) Code of Ethics
- Compare and discuss the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC) of dental hygiene
- Identify and describe the role of the dental hygiene regulatory agency
- Outline the dental hygiene scope of practice
- Identify the scope of practice for other dental professionals
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:
- demonstrate the skills necessary to stay current in the profession with a rigorous emphasis on the study of current research, life-long learning, and career development as a dental hygienist
- be prepared to successfully complete all licensing exams required to practice in Washington State and obtain an entry-level position as a dental hygienist
Total Hours: 20 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20
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