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Apr 28, 2024
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DHYG 341 Professional Practicum2 Credits
This course introduces essential skills required to pursue alternative career paths and includes preparation of a professional development plan and introduction of a capstone project and professional portfolio.
Prerequisites: DHYG 331 , DHYG 332 , DHYG 333 , DHYG 335 , DHYG 336 , and DHYG 338
Corequisites: DHYG 342 , DHYG 343 , DHYG 345 , DHYG 346 , and DHYG 349
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Compare and contrast traditional or historical roles with current/modern roles of the professional dental hygienist
- Identify alternative professional roles a dental hygienist may pursue outside of clinical dental hygiene
- Research professional roles available to the dental hygiene professional
- Develop a comprehensive professional plan
- Identify and describe the capstone project criteria
- Select a patient suitable for the outlined capstone criteria
- Identify and describe the professional portfolio criteria
- Create goals and objectives for completing the professional protfolio
Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:
- 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 Lecture Hours: 20
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