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May 15, 2024
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Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DHYG 434 Principles and Issues3 credits
This course prepares students for career, educational, and employment opportunities, completion of licensure, and understanding of continuing education requirements in Washington as well as other states.
Prerequisites: DHYG 422 , DHYG 423 , DHYG 425 , and DHYG 426
Corequisites: DHYG 432 , DHYG 433 , DHYG 435 , and DHYG 438
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe career opportunities for dental hygienists and emerging professional roles
- Discuss and apply the employment process
- Define the licensure process for dental hygiene practice
- Compare and contrast out-of-state licensure and scope-of-practice with the State of Washington and portability of qualifications
- Evaluate business aspects of dental hygiene practice
- Justify the dental hygienist as a change agent for various employment settings
- Identify locations for independent practice of dental hygienists
- Define trends in oral health care as predictors of future dental hygiene practice education and requirements
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: 30 Lecture Hours: 30
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