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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.         TITLE OF COURSE:              Clinical Theory of Dental Hygiene I

 

            PREFIX/NUMBER:                 DEH   153          CREDIT HOURS:  2       

 

2.         PREREQUISITES:                  DEH 101 and DEH 102          

 

3.         RESOURCES NEEDED:

 

                             TEXT:                    Darby, M. and Walsh M., Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, 3rd Ed., Saunders, St. Louis, 2010.

Darby                                                                                              

                                                            Wilkins, Esther M., Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, 10th Ed., Lippincott, Philadelphia, 2009.

 

                                                            Nield-Gehrig, J., Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation & Advanced Root Instrumentation,  6th Ed., Lippincott & Wilkins,  2008.

                                                           

                                                            Nield-Gehrig, J., Patient Assesment Tutorials A Step by Step Guide for the Dental Hygienist,  Lipponcott ,Williams and Wilkins, 2007.

                                               

                                                            Department of Dental Hygiene, Clinic Manual

 

                                                            Hu-Friedy  It’s About Time To get To The Cutting Edge

                                                           

SUPP                                  SUPPLIES:          Sterile Instrument Cassette

                                                            Sharpening Supplies

                                                            Typodont                               

                                                            Its About Time Booklet and CD

 

                                              

4.        COURSE DESCRIPTION:      Builds on the broad theoretical basis provided in DEH 101 and DEH 102. Focuses on enhancing patient assessment skills, instrumentation and additional information on preventative and prophylactic clinical procedures.

                                                 

5.         COURSE GOAL:                    Builds on the broad theoretical basis provided in DEH 101 and DEH 102.  Focuses on enhancing patient assessment skill, instrumentation and additional information on preventative and prophylactic clinical procedures.         

 

6.         COURSE GRADING CRITERIA:

                                                                                                                                                                         

            A              93 - 100

B              85 - 92

C              77 - 84

D              69 - 76

F               68 - 0

 

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 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 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.”