Rouse Company Foundation Student Services Building

DHYG-100 Dental Hygiene Theory and Clinic I

Through lecture and laboratory experience students will become knowledgeable and develop proficiency in basic principles of infection control, instrumentation, patient motivation, and assessment techniques. Clinic will correlate knowledge from the didactic portion of the course to conducting oral health services on typodonts and/or student partners under direct supervision. Skills will be practiced to competency.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Hygiene program and ENGL-121, CHEM-103, and BIOL-107. Corequisites: DHYG-102, DHYG-104, DHYG-106, and DHYG-111.