DHYG 235 - Community Oral Health Practicum

PREREQUISITES: DHYG 209 - Preventive Dentistry, DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry, DHYG 203 - Dental Materials, DHYG 222 - Oral Pathology, DHYG 224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II
COREQUISITES: DHYG 234 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III, DHYG 230 - Clinical Seminar
PROGRAM: Dental Hygiene
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
PRACTICUM HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018

This course provides an opportunity for the dental hygiene student to apply principles learned in DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry, and the present dental health information to various community groups and organizations. Project implementation and evaluation are included.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Provide dental health education using principles learned in DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry .
Provide dental career presentations using principles learned in DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry .
Assess, plans, implement and evaluate a dental health program for a given community using public health principles, ethical decision making and evidence-based dental hygiene

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -