DHYG 101 - Preclinical Dental Hygiene

5 Credit(s)
This course introduces the theory of the dental hygiene process of care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Emphasis is on providing the student with an ethical and scientific foundation to use in applying appropriate infection control procedures, introductory client assessment procedures, and basic instrumentation skills. The use of the dental hygiene diagnosis in developing a care plan is introduced. This pre-clinical laboratory experience course presents practicum covering the fundamentals of medical emergencies, infection control procedures, ergonomic use of the dental operatory, professional conduct, assessment of the dental hygiene client, development of a dental hygiene diagnosis, instrumentation skills, equipment use and maintenance, and oral health education.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Dental Hygiene program. Corequisite(s): DHYG 111 and DHYG 132.

Lecture Hours: 3 hours per week Lab Hours: 8 hours per week

General Education Requirement: No
TN Transfer Pathway: No

Roane State Community College

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DHYG 101 - Preclinical Dental Hygiene