4/27/2024 5:13:02 PM	DH 82 Course Outline as of Fall 2004	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DH 82	Title:  ADV DEN HYG CARE
Full Title:  Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Care
Last Reviewed:2/7/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	7.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	7.00	Lab Scheduled	15.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	262.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	17.00			Contact Total	297.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 367.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A one-semester clinical course designed to continue the development of dental hygiene skills in preventive therapy, oral prophylaxis, periodontal initial preparation and maintenance therapy. The educational focus is on the refinement of periodontal process skills in scaling and root planing, the application of advanced instrumentation principles, and early self-assessment skills. Techniques in the use and interpretation of radiographs, infection control, and office procedures will continue to be developed.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of DH 71C ( or DH 77)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A one-semester clinical course designed to continue the development of dental hygiene skills in preventive therapy, oral prophylaxis, periodontal initial preparation and maintenance therapy.  The educational focus is on the refinement of periodontal process skills in scaling and root planing, the application of advanced instrumentation principles, and early self- assessmesnt skills.  Techniques in the use and interpretation of radiographs, infection control, and office procedures will continue to be developed.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of DH 71C ( or DH 77)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2000	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify medical and dental precautions in patient treatment;

   determine proper precautionary procedures (including consultation &

   referral) and apply those procedures during treatment.

2.  Apply current emergency procedures whenever necessary for the

   patient's well-being.

3.  Apply current accepted principles of infection control.

4.  Integrate and perform all aspects of dental hygiene care on a

   variety of patients at the SRJC dental hygiene clinic.  Care will

   include assessment procedures, recording (charting) of findings,

   dental hygiene treatment planning, preventive procedures,

   therapeutic procedures, adjunct therapies and follow up care

   (including patient re-evaluation & maintenance).

Specifically the student will be able to:

5.  Take and record patient medical, dental, and dental hygiene

   histories.

6.  Perform and record findings from extra and intraoral examinations.

7.  Conduct and perform accurate periodontal & restorative examinations.

8.  Apply the intraoral camera technique for patient education

9.  Interpret radiographs in recognizing normal and abnormal

   conditions of the oral cavity.

10. Request consultations for further medical or dental clarification

   when indicated.

11. Establish dental hygiene treatment/care plans through case studies

12. Assess patient's needs for pain control procedures, administer such

   procedures and identify and manage complications which may occur.

13. Perform appropriate preventive procedures on a variety of patients.

14. Determine, select and use the proper armamentarium used in oral

   prophylaxis procedures, initial periodontal preparation, and

   periodontal maintenance therapy on patients.

15. Demonstrate an ability to perform instrumentation procedures

   ultrasonic scaling devices.

16. Detect and remove plaque, calculus, and altered cementum from

   unattached tooth surfaces.

17. Perform the following skills: scaling and root planing gingival

   curettage, administration of local anesthesia, margination

   procedures, the placement of occlusal sealants, fluoride therapy,

   expose and interpret radiographs, finish and polish restorations.

18. Perform dental hygiene services for patients at extramural dental

   clinics.

19. Demonstrate a high level of professional and ethical conduct with

   patients, students, faculty and staff.

20. Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the management of patient

   care.

Topics and Scope

Daily clinical performance on patients at the SRJC dental hygiene clinic.

Seminar topics:

A.  Restoration finishing and polishing

B.  Use of intraoral camera

C.  Advanced principles of periodontal exploring

D.  Periodontal Dressings

E.  Sutures (placement and removal)

F.  Ultrasonic scaling devices

G.  Computer technology in dentistry

H.  Case presentations

Assignments:

Instrumentation proficiency

Dental Hygiene Process Observation

Practice Plaque Control Device Techniques

Practice the DH Process

Completion of DH client care requirements

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 5 - 35%
Reading reports, Clinic reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 40%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams, skills
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 10 - 80%
Class performances, Field work, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, fill in
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 25%
Professionalism. See file for criteria used to evaluate.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Dental Hygiene Theory & Practice. Darby. M. and Walsh, M. WB Saunders,

   Philadelphia, 1996

Periodontal Instrumentation, Pattison, A. and Pattison, G., Norwalk:

   Appleton and Lange, 1992

Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist 7th Ed.. Wilkins, E.M., Malvern:

   Williams & Wilkins, 1990

SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT:  Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, 4th Ed.,

   St. Louis, CV Mosby, 1993

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