DHYG 342 Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice IV

9 credits

This course is a continuation of the Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice clinical and didactic courses. Students participate in a weekly seminar integrating values, knowledge, and skills learned from other courses. The ability to plan and implement individualized, comprehensive dental hygiene care is further developed as patients with more complex needs are treated. Emphasis is also given to the prevention of oral problems through the identification of risk factors and through the planning of clinical, educational, and motivational interventions. Students continue to provide care to clients from diverse communities and incorporate knowledge from traditional dental hygiene, restorative dentistry, and community dental health into dental hygiene practice. Students will also begin their clinical procedures at extern rotations.

Prerequisites: All Quarter 4 DHYG BAS courses

Corequisites: All Quarter 5 DHYG BAS courses

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

Perform selected preparation, assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and practice management procedures, with minimal or no guidance, ensuring client comfort and safety
Discuss concepts and principles related to selected aspects of preparation, assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and practice management
Apply problem solving processes in the development of critical thinking skills, with some guidance, to the practice of dental hygiene
Apply the principles of teaching and learning, with some guidance, when providing dental hygiene care to clients
Apply basic principles of interpersonal communication, with some guidance, to the practice of dental hygiene
Apply basic research skills, with guidance, to the practice of dental hygiene
Collaborate with the dental team, with some guidance, when providing dental hygiene care
Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions, with minimal guidance
Apply basic knowledge, values, and skills related to self- evaluation, with some guidance, to the practice of dental hygiene
Demonstrate professional behavior, with minimal guidance, when providing dental hygiene care
Integrate basic behavioral, biological, dental science, and professional courses with clinical knowledge, skills, and values, with some guidance, into the practice of dental hygiene
Apply knowledge of the systemic health to oral health relationship in the practice of dental hygiene
Integrate caries management by risk assessment into the practice of dental hygiene
Perform a nutritional analysis and analyze the connection between nutrition and its impact on oral health
Perform clinical dental hygiene services at assigned community extern sites

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: 150 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 120