DH 299C - Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice I

Students will provide direct patient care in a supervised clinical setting in this course. The clinical experiences will include patient assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, oral prophylaxis, periodontal therapy, oral health education, and radiographs. Students will provide dental hygiene care to level I and II patients including individuals of all ages and medically compromised patients. Emphasis will be placed on the students’ ability to demonstrate comprehensive treatment planning. Students will be required to use the SOAP method of documentation. 3.00 semester credit hours Contact Hours: 135.00 Prerequisites: DH 122 General and Oral Pathology, DH 199 Dental Hygiene Preclinical, DH 295 Radiography Interpretation, and DH 315 Leadership in Dental Hygiene. Corequisite: None.