DHYG 150 Dental Hygiene Theory and Clinic II
This course emphasizes advanced instrumentation technique and supportive dental hygiene therapy. Students will enhance and refine instrumentation techniques to a competent level. This course will provide instruction on the removal of hard and soft deposits, patient assessment, treatment planning, and dental hygiene diagnosis. Students will perform dental hygiene services under the direct supervision of a supervising dentist.
Hours Weekly
3 hours theory, 8 hours clinical
Course Objectives
- Continue the process of developing a student dental hygiene portfolio to include overall and professional goals for the future.
- Assess and develop appropriate preventive treatment plans for patients with special needs and conditions, including anxiety and pain management techniques.
- Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support various dental hygiene diagnoses, including dietary analysis.
- Describe dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index.
- Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and medical health history and identify need for medical collaboration to develop an individualized dental hygiene care plan including oral hygiene instructions in the clinical portion of this course.
- Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal therapy, including dentin hypersensitivity, fluoride and sealants.
- Explain the goals and rationale for selective polishing, and a variety of stain removal and management interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.
- Discuss powered instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation, compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and ultrasonic instrumentation; indications and contraindications.
- Demonstrate to competency level the following: advanced root instrumentation, mechanical instrumentation, coronal polishing techniques, care of the dental appliances, fluoride application, and treatment relevant to the patient’s needs.
- Differentiate between oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal maintenance therapy.
- Complete to competency level the completed appointment and treatment of various patient difficulty levels, periodontal classifications, and special case type patients in the clinical portion of this course.
Course Objectives
- Continue the process of developing a student dental hygiene portfolio to include overall and professional goals for the future.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Exams, quizzes, skill evaluations, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Assess and develop appropriate preventive treatment plans for patients with special needs and conditions, including anxiety and pain management techniques.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Exam, assignments, skill evaluation, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Explain the dental hygiene diagnostic process and identify interventions that support various dental hygiene diagnoses, including dietary analysis.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Assignment, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Describe dental plaque biofilm and its formation process, explain the significance of soft and hard oral deposits, and perform a gingival exam, using OHI, GI and plaque index.
Learning Activity Artifact
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Collect, analyze, investigate, and record information from a patient’s personal, dental and medical health history and identify need for medical collaboration to develop an individualized dental hygiene care plan including oral hygiene instructions in the clinical portion of this course.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Assignments, skill evaluations, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Describe active ingredients used in oral chemotherapeutic products, delivery modes available for application of chemotherapeutics, and indications for chemotherapeutic interventions as adjuncts to mechanical oral biofilm control and nonsurgical periodontal therapy, including dentin hypersensitivity, fluoride and sealants.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Assignments, skill evaluations, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Explain the goals and rationale for selective polishing, and a variety of stain removal and management interventions. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Learning Activity Artifact
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Discuss powered instrumentation techniques used in nonsurgical periodontal therapy and periodontal maintenance, differentiate between ultrasonic and sonic instrumentation, compare and contrast magnetostrictive, piezoelectric, and ultrasonic instrumentation; indications and contraindications.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- assignments, skill evaluations, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Demonstrate to competency level the following: advanced root instrumentation, mechanical instrumentation, coronal polishing techniques, care of the dental appliances, fluoride application, and treatment relevant to the patient’s needs.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Skill evalautions, competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Differentiate between oral prophylaxis, nonsurgical periodontal therapy, and periodontal maintenance therapy.
Learning Activity Artifact
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.
- Complete to competency level the completed appointment and treatment of various patient difficulty levels, periodontal classifications, and special case type patients in the clinical portion of this course.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Competencies
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Dental Hygiene - A.A.S. Degree (Career)
1. Utilize the dental hygiene process of care (assessment, planning, implementation of instrumentation, and evaluation) to treat a variety of patients using knowledge of instrumentation and radiology.