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COURSE SYLLABUS

1. TITLE OF COURSE: PERIODONTICS I
  PREFIX/NUMBER: DEH 122 CREDIT HOURS: 2
2. PREREQUISITE: Acceptance to the Dental Hygiene Program
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:  
 

TEXT:

Permar and Melfi, Oral Embryology and Microscopic Anatomy, 10th Edition, Lea & Febiger, 2000. 

 

Perry, Beemsterboer and Taggart, Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist, 2nd Edition, W. B. Saunders, 2001

 

SUPPLIES:

 
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Introduces the principles of periodontics. Focuses on recognition of the tissues in health and disease, macro and microanatomy of the periodontium, and histopathology of periodontal diseases and other related gingival conditions. Provides the theory and discussion of periodontal assessment, etiology, epidemiology, inflammatory process/immune response, and the AAP classification system.
5. COURSE GOAL:

To educate the dental hygiene student of the anatomy and physiology of the normal periodontium (the tissues which surround and support the tooth) therefore providing the background for continuing study of the periodontium during the disease process.  Clinical manifestations and treatment for pathological conditions will be studied.  The student will have a basic knowledge of patient assessment skills, formulating prognoses and developing treatment plans.

6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
  Students will be given a detailed list of course/instructional objectives on the first day of class.
7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
    Exam Average 70%
    Periodontal Concept Report 20%
    One Minute Papers on Reading Assignments 10%
       

GRADING SCALE

 

93 - 100%

A

85 -  92%

B

77 - 84%

C

69 - 76%

D

0 - 68%

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Special Remarks:

A.

Attendance:  Will be required for all classes with more than two absences resulting in the lowering of the final grade by grade level.

B.

Tardy Policy:  A student who is late three times (enters classroom after instruction begins) will be charged with one full absence.

C.

Assignments:   Required Reading ‑ Reading assignments indicated are contained within the required textbooks.  If there is no reading assignment for the session, supplemental information will be provided by the instructor.  Please read assignments prior to class for better understanding of course materials.  A one-minute paper on assigned reading will be due at the beginning of each class session.

8. COURSE OUTLINE:
See instructor on the first day of class for a detailed course outline.
9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
  To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, hand in one-minute papers, complete assignment, and readings.  The instructor has assigned point values to each activity.
10. 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.
11. 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.