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    Apr 27, 2024  
Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DHYG 425 Community Dental Health IV

2 credits
This course is a continuation of the previous community dental health courses. Students apply global multicultural issues and concerns by completing their clinical/health promotion community externship project.

Prerequisites: DHYG 411 DHYG 412 , DHYG 413 , DHYG 415 , and DHYG 416  

Corequisites: DHYG 422 , DHYG 423 , and DHYG 426  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Conduct the evaluation phase of  their community health project
  • Explain all phases of the clinic/health promotion community project, including recommendations for further programming
  • Describe dental public health careers

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • be prepared to successfully complete all licensing exams required to practice in Washington State and obtain an entry-level position as a dental hygienist
  • assess, plan, implement, and evaluate community-based health promotion and prevention programs to benefit the general population

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of teamwork.

Total Hours: 30 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 10 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20