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DEPARTMENT OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
CURRICULUM
ONLINE COURSE REQUIREMENTS
| DHYG 3100 | Contemporary Dental Hygiene Theory - This course will provide licensed dental hygienists the opportunity to evaluate current dental hygiene therapies and interpret them for application in dental hygiene practice. |
| DHYG 3200 | Issues in Dental Hygiene - A study of dental and dental hygiene practice setting, legal and ethical issues, methods of procuring employment, compensation mechanisms and types of insurance. |
| DHYG 4010 | Teaching Strategies for Allied Health Professionals - A study of the basic principles of developing and implementing classroom presentations. Emphasis will be placed on the basics of the educational process, and will lead to the development of a dental health lesson plan for the dental hygienist. |
| DHYG 4020 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar III - Utilization of current technology to research selected dental hygiene topics and prepare multimedia presentations. |
| DHYG 4030 | Anesthesia and Pain Control - This course provides theory and delivery techniques required to administer local anesthetics for pain control during dental hygiene therapies. |
| DHYG 4110 | Supportive Periodontal Therapy - This course is a study of periodontal therapies including adjunctive and maintenance procedures. |
| DHYG 4120 | Dental Hygiene Clinical Seminar IV - Methods used in biostatistical research will be reviewed in an effort to assist the dental hygiene students in the construction of instruments which collect valid and reliable data. |
| DHYG 4130 | Geriatric Dental Hygiene - An introduction to the special considerations of the segment of the geriatric population confined to long-term care facilities. Dental health education strategies will be incorporated to assist students' design and presentation of in-services to nursing home staff. |
| DHYG 4141 | Community and Rural Dental Health - Using the information gained in the Associate Degree Community Dental Health class, students will assess, plan, implement and evaluate a public dental health project of their choice, with approval and guidance from the instructor. |
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