COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Advanced Clinical Skills
PREFIX/NUMBER: DEH 134 CREDIT HOURS: 1
2. PREREQUISITES: Current enrollment in Dental Hygiene program.
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: Nield-Gehrig, “Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation,” 6th Ed., Lippincott & Wilkins, 2008.
SUPPLIES: Kilgore Study Model #B3 – 305 (325)
Kilgore International, Inc. Coldwater, Michigan
Typodont
4. COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS: Focuses on dental hygiene theory and laboratory experiences with major topics related to advanced clinical skills, including advanced instrumentation fulcrums, root morphology, periodontal files, periodontal file sharpening, mini curettes, after five curettes, nabors probe, universal focus spray ultrasonics, and scaling implants.
5. COURSE GOAL: To provide the theory and laboratory experiences for topics of root morphology and advanced periodontal instrumentation techniques.
6. COURSE
OBJECTIVES: A detailed list of course objectives will be given at the beginning of the first class.
7. EVALUATION
PROCEDURES:
Laboratory Exercises Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
EVALUATION:
Written Examination #1 25%
Written Examination #2 25%
Written Examination #3 25%
Instrumentation Concept Paper 10%
Final Laboratory Proficiency 15%
100%
Grading Scale
A 93 - 100
B 85 - 92
C 77 - 84
D 69 - 76
F 68 - 0
Special Remarks:
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.
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.
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.
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.