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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.         TITLE OF COURSE:             CLINICAL THEORY OF DENTAL HYGIENE I

            PREFIX/NUMBER:              DEH 101            CREDIT HOURS:  3 

2.         PREREQUISITES:                Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program

 

3.         RESOURCES NEEDED:

 

                        TEXT:             Clinic Manual

 

Jeske, Arthur H. DMD, PhD.  Mosby's Dental Drug Reference, 9th Edition,  2008.

 

Nield – Gehrig, Jill Fundamentals of Perio Instrumentation, 6th Ed, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2008.

           

Nield-Gehrig, Jill.  Patient Assessment Tutorials, 2nd  Edition, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2009.

 

            Wilkins, Esther M., Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, 10th Edition, Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger, 2009.               

                                               


4.         COURSE
            DESCRIPTION:          Explores basic dental hygiene theory and development of basic skills.

                                                Focuses on the application of diagnostic, preventative and therapeutic

                                                procedures and includes an introduction to dentistry and dental 
hygiene, dental and medical terminology, infection control, the removal 
of tooth deposits, patient medical and dental histories, preventive 
instruction and treatment planning.

 

5.         COURSE GOAL:        Discuss the history of dentistry and dental hygiene.  Explain the meaning and importance of infection control and how this relates to minimizing risk of exposure to infectious diseases such as HBV or HIV.  State the importance and methods of obtaining a positive medical history and discuss the implications of positive medical history findings. Identify normal vital sign readings and appropriate techniques for obtaining a blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. Describe and locate normal extra/intra oral anatomy and deviations from normal and list the steps in performing a thorough extra/intra oral examination.  Define, describe and identify normal and diseased gingival anatomy as it relates to the assessment of the periodontium. Explain the techniques for examining the teeth for dental caries, attrition, abrasion and erosion.  Discuss the composition, location, and appearance of oral soft and hard deposits. Describe Angle’s classification of occlusion.  Chart existing restorations and dental pathosis on permanent, mixed,and deciduous dentition.  Describe basic instrumentation concepts and the process for selection of dental hygiene instruments.

 

6.        COURSE

           OBJECTIVES:            A detailed list of course objectives will be given at the beginning

                                              of the first class.

 

7.        EVALUATIONS:

 

            A         93 - 100

B         85 - 92

C         77 - 84

D         69 - 76

F         68 – 0 


Special Remarks:

            

            The format of written evaluation will primarily be short answer, list, multiple choice, essay and true/false. Students will be held accountable for all material presented in class, in handouts and in assigned readings. All assigned readings must be read prior to class.  Class lectures and activities will be utilized to enhance the reading material. 

 

            Tutoring is a special mechanism available to students with unsuccessful progress in any DEH class provided they have shown obvious effort and met with their instructor concerning their situation. It will only be provided if the student requests the service by scheduling an appointment with the instructor and the instructor is satisfied that the service is needed. 
 

Attendance: 

Attendance is required in all dental hygiene classes (didactic, laboratory and clinic).  It is the student’s responsibility to arrive on time and be prepared for class.

 

The attendance policy of the Dental Hygiene Program will be the same as Pueblo Community Colleges' with the following additions:

 

 

§  Any absence must be reported to the program administrative assistant by 8:00 a.m.

   Absences and tardies are tracked by the administrative assistant.

§  If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or examination, the student will receive an automatic zero (0).

§  Extended absences for emergency circumstances will be dealt with on an individual basis.

§  More than two absences will result in the lowering of a full letter grade.

§  Three or more tardies are equal to one absence.

§  If 20 percent or more of a lecture or laboratory class is missed, the student will receive a failing grade.

§  Missed Clinics Cannot Be Made Up

  

Academic Integrity:

                                   

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity.  Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook.  Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following:  cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation.  It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty.  Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

 

Disability Statement:


Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class.  Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.