COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Pre‑Clinical Dental Hygiene Care
PREFIX/NUMBER: DEH 102 CREDIT HOURS: 3 Semester Credits
2. PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXTS:
Nield – Gehrig, Jill Fundamentals of Perio Instrumentation 6th Ed., Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008.
Nield-Gehrig, Jill. Patient Assessment Tutorials, Lippincott, Williams,
and Wilkins, 2007.
Clinic Manual
Wilkins, Esther M., Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, 10th ed., Philadelphia, Lea and Febiger, 2009.
Zwerner, Thomas J., Clinical Dental Terminology, 5th ed., Mosby, 2005
Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, Latest Edition, C. V. Mosby Co.
SUPPLIES: Timepiece with second count
Red and blue pencil
Plastic Clipboard
Hand Mirror
Basic Calculator
Safety eyeglasses
Petroleum free lip lubricant
Lab coat, standard style selected
Name tag, standard style selected
Standard issue kit of instruments and supplies
Appropriate lab or clinical attire
4. COURSE
DESCRIPTION: Focuses on clinical experiences in basic dental hygiene procedures and techniques including basic instrumentation, infection control, and patient assessment skills. Students participate in a variety of clinical learning experiences.
5. COURSE GOAL: Focuses on clinical experiences in basic dental hygiene procedures and techniques including basic instrumentation, infection control, and patient assessment skills. Students participate in a variety of clinical learning experiences.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES: A detailed list of course objectives will be given at the beginning
of the first class.
7. GRADING CRITERIA:
GRADING SCALE
93‑100 = A
85‑ 92 = B
77‑ 84 = C
69‑ 76 = D
68‑ or below = F
Attendance: Attendance is expected in all classes and 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 secretary by 8:00 a.m.
· If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or examination, the student
will be required to complete the said exercise within one week of the
original date. The make-up test must be scheduled with the course
instructor.
· Extended absences for whatever reason will be dealt with on an individual basis.
· In the event of an absence, the student will be required to make up class time with an appropriate assignment as designated by the course faculty. Clinic Time 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.
ADA Notice:
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.