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COURSE SYLLABUS

1. TITLE OF COURSE:

Special Topics:

Clinical Theory of Dental Hygiene III

  PREFIX/NUMBER: DEH 275 CREDIT HOURS: 5
2. PREREQUISITE: Successful Completion of DEH 223
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:  
 

TEXT:

Daniel & Harfst., “Mosby’s Dental Hygiene Concepts, Cases and Competencies”, Mosby, 2002.

Darby & Walsh., “Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice”. Second Edition., Sanders. 2003.

Wilkins, Esther M., “Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist”, 8th Edition, Lea and Feiger. 1999

 

SUPPLIES:

Clinical Instruments and supplies as approved and purchased during first year clinicals maintained and restocked as needed for most efficient use.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Serves as the capstone course of the final semester of a two-year curriculum.  Prepares the student for two major goals:  basic competence for transition to provision of dental hygiene services in private practice; and the ability to successfully pass both written National Boards examinations and regional dental hygiene clinical examinations.  Emphasizes the application of case based learning.  Major topics include:  cosmetic bleaching, air powered polishing devices, application of the re-evaluation process in treatment planning for periodontally involved cases, preparation for the CRDTS regional clinical exam process, application of an effective tobacco cessation process, technique and process for gingival curettage, care of cosmetic dental restorations, and maintenance of implants, and additional auxiliary procedures.
5. COURSE GOAL:

Patient Care sessions continue with emphasis on attaining a level of competency and efficiency adequate for successful performance in clinical Board exams and entry-level private practice.  Didactic theory and skill development in tobacco cessation, air polishing, and cosmetic restoration maintenance developed through seminar / lecture, case reviews and patient treatments.  Elective extramural clinical sites provide additional experience.

6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
  Students will be given a detailed list of course/instructional objectives on the first day of class.
7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
  Grade calculated as follows:
 

Grade calculated as follows:

Instrumentation                                  60 %

Radiographs                                      15 %

Perio patient consult grades                05 %

Attendance, seminars                          05 %

Misc.                                                  10 %

Professionalism,                                   05 %

 

Philosophy Statement

05%

Legal/Ethical Challenge Case

20 %

Practice Settings

5%

Professional Resume

20 %

First Exam (Jurisprudence)

30 %

Second Exam (Ethics and practice)

15 %

Attendance and Participation

5 %

Special Remarks:

 

 

 

A.

Attendance at clinic seminars and announcements is required as scheduled in course syllabus and as announced.  Attendance in clinic is mandatory.  If patients cancel, students must notify their group instructor of the day and remain available in the clinic for assigned tasks.  Students are encouraged to have stand-by patients available making effective use of every clinic session.   

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 secretary
       by 8:00 a.m. Absences and tardies are tracked by the
       program secretary.

 

§                      If any absence occurs during a scheduled test or
       examination, the student will receive an automatic 0.
       Only extenuating circumstances will be considered for 
       make-up and must receive approval from the
       Department Chair.

 

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

 

                  §  Clinic time cannot be made up.

B.

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

8. COURSE OUTLINE:
See instructor on the first day of class for a detailed course outline.
9. 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.
10. 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.