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May 05, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DHYG 101 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene
PREREQUISITES: Admission into the Dental Hygiene Program
COREQUISITES: DHYG 102 - Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Lab , DHYG 103 - Dental Radiography , DHYG 104 - Dental Anatomy , DHYG 105 - Nutrition and Oral Health , DHYG 106 - Oral Histology and Embryology , DHYG 107 - Head and Neck Anatomy
PROGRAM: Dental Hygiene
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
Introduction to the dental and dental hygiene profession, including principles of infection control, instrumentation, ergonomics, instrument design and fundamental dental hygiene skills (necessary to perform in subsequent courses). This course will have a corresponding lab to allow for application of principles learned in this course.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Discuss the dental hygiene profession, its history, role, and important ethical factors relevant to its practice.
- Discuss techniques involving the theory and practice of standard precautions.
- State the importance of utilizing the correct ergonomics for proper patient operator positioning.
- State the rationale and importance of performing a thorough assessment of each patient treated in the clinic.
- State the purpose and steps involved with performing a thorough and accurate extra and intraoral assessment.
- Identify regulatory agencies, their role in dental care, who they serve and the function they serve.
- Discuss the etiology and prevention of the communicable diseases in the dental office.
- Identify the classification, design name, and design number of any dental hygiene instrument and be able to determine from its design features where it is used in the mouth.
- Describe the etiology of bacterial plaque and its relationship to dental disease.
- Describe the etiology, types, location and attachment of dental calculus.
- Define materia alba, food debris and distinguish from bacterial plaque.
- Describe the role of calculus in the progression of periodontal disease.
- Discuss the etiology of dental caries.
- Discuss the rationale for a comprehensive health history prior to dental treatment.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Hard deposits
- Historical review of dental hygiene
- Regulatory compliance
- Vital signs and medical and dental histories
- Ergonomics
- Prevention of disease transmission
- Instrument design
- Periodontal disease and periodontal assessment
- Principles of instrumentation
- Assessment instruments and debridement instruments
- Intra and extra oral exams
- Soft deposits; bacterial plaque/biofilm
- Oral Biology: dental caries
- Periodontal disease and periodontal assessment
- Tooth stain and discoloration
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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