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2009-2010 Official General Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Official General Catalog [Archived Catalog]

DEN 102 - Dental Hygiene II


Theory and clinical experience in dental hygiene process of care, including patient assessment, treatment planning, instrumentation, and evaluation of patient care.  includes patients with special needs, tobacco cessation intervention, oral physiotherapy, medical/dental emergencies, identification and reporting of child abuse, and oral health instruction.  Clinical hours: 8 hrs/week for 15 weeks.




Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisites:  DEN 101 Dental Hygiene I, DEN 103 Oral Anatomy and Physiology, DEN 108 Infection Control in Dentistry, DEN 109 Dental Ethics and Jurisprudence, BIO 131 Human Biology I, ENG 110 College Writing I.

Corequisites:  DEN 106 Clinical Dental Radiography, DEN 107 Introduction to Periodontology, DEN 110W Dental Materials.

Credits: 5.5
Hours
3 Class Hours, 8 Clinical Hours