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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
DH 85 | Title:
ADV PERIODONTAL CARE |
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| Full Title:
Advanced Periodontal Dental Hygiene Care |
| Last Reviewed:9/9/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 2.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 2.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 2.00 | | Contact Total | 35.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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In this course, the student will learn the advanced principles of periodontology for the dental hygienist, including the role of the dental hygienist in identifying appropriate surgical modalities for treatment of periodontal diseases and providing post surgical specialized periodontal maintenance care.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of DH 79 and Concurrent Enrollment in DH 71E
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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In this course, the student will learn the advanced principles of periodontology for the dental hygienist, including the role of the dental hygienist in identifying appropriate surgical modalities for treatment of periodontal diseases and providing post surgical specialized periodontal maintenance care.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of DH 79 and Concurrent Enrollment in DH 71E
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2001 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Explain the etiologic processes of periodontal destruction and appropriate treatments.
2. Prepare and explain treatment plans for patients with periodontal conditions and/or diseases.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Describe the major systemic contributing risk factors for periodontitis.
2. Define the term biologic equilibrium and discuss factors that can disrupt the balance between health and disease in the periodontium.
3. Describe the clinical and radiographic features of the various stages of periodontitis.
4. Discuss the correlation of periodontal infection as a risk factor to various systemic diseases.
5. Explain the principles and techniques of periodontal surgery.
6. Describe surgical closure and post-operative care.
7. List and describe the indications, contraindications, and techniques for placement of dental implants.
8. Describe the role of the dental hygienist in implant therapy.
9. Explain the impact of occlusion on the progression of periodontal destruction.
10. List the objectives of periodontal maintenance.
11. Describe developing technologies, drug therapies, and treatment used in periodontal care.
Topics and Scope
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I. Factors Associated with Periodontal Diseases
A. Systemic risk factors for periodontitis
B. Genetic risk factors for periodontitis
II. Etiologic Factors: Risk for Periodontitis
A. Risk factors for periodontal disease
B. Balance between periodontal health and disease
III. Classification of Periodontitis
A. Periodontal health
B. Periodontal diseases
C. Other conditions affecting the periodontium
D. Peri-Implant diseases and conditions
IV. Periodontitis and Systemic Disease
A. Periodontitis as a manifestation of systemic disease
B. Systemic disease as a manifestation of periodontitis
V. Periodontal Surgical Concepts for the Dental Hygienist
A. Common types of periodontal surgery
B. Biologic enhancement of surgical outcomes
C. Periodontal dressing placement and management
D. Management following periodontal surgery
VI. Dental Implants
A. History of the use of implants in dentistry
B. Implant restoration reconstruction, case selection, and prognosis
C. Role of dental hygienist in implant therapy
VII. Periodontal Emergencies
A. Abscesses of the periodontium
B. Infected pulpitis and fractured roots, acute periodontal abscess, and periocoronitis
C. Treatment modalities
VIII. Maintenance for the Periodontal Patient
A. Introduction to post-surgical periodontal maintenance
B. Procedures and planning for periodontal maintenance
C. Disease recurrence and patient compliance
IX. Patient's Role in Nonsurgical Therapy and Host Modulation
A. Patient's self-care
B. Introduction to the concept of host modulation
C. Host modulation as part of comprehensive periodontal management
X: Inflammation and the Host Response
A. The inflammatory process
B. The role of host response in periodontal disease
C. Pathogenesis of inflammatory periodontal disease
Assignments:
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1. Reading assignments (20-30 pages per week)
2. Reading assessment evaluations (4-9)
3. Semester-long case study presentation
4. Quizzes (4-8), midterm, and final examination
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 30% |
| Semester-long case study presentation | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
10 - 20% |
| Reading assessment evaluations | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
50 - 60% |
| Quizzes, midterm and final | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist. 6th ed. Nield-Gehrig, J. S., and Willmann, D.E. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2023.
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