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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
CHW 156 | Title:
DENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION |
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Full Title:
Dental Health Promotion |
Last Reviewed:2/26/2018 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 1.00 | | Contact Total | 17.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Community health workers and others serving vulnerable populations will benefit from the acquisition of knowledge and skills to assist families and individuals in preventing dental disease, accessing dental services and developing individual health promotion plans. This course is aimed primarily at SRJC students enrolled in the Community Health Worker (CHW) program as an elective to complete the certificate program, and members of the community who are employed as health promotors, community health workers or care coordinators.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Community health workers and others serving vulnerable populations will benefit from the acquisition of knowledge and skills to assist families and individuals in preventing dental disease, accessing dental services and developing individual health promotion plans. This course is aimed primarily at SRJC students enrolled in the Community Health Worker (CHW) program as an elective to complete the certificate program, and members of the community who are employed as health promotors, community health workers or care coordinators.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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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: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Describe pediatric and adult dental health, anatomy, physiology and dental terminology.
2. Identify evidence-based dental disease prevention and treatment strategies for children and
adults.
Objectives:
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1. Identify pediatric and adult oral anatomy and disease physiology, prevention and treatment.
2. Describe and demonstrate effective delivery of age-appropriate patient education topics.
3. Demonstrate effective patient counseling skills including motivational interviewing,
strength-based health behavior planning and conflict resolution.
4. Explain the role of the Community Dental Health Worker and key tasks in dental disease
prevention, outreach, education, disease management and referrals.
5. Describe Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Community Health Worker Code of Ethics and Mandated Reporter law.
Topics and Scope
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I. Dental Disease-Prevention and Management
A. Dental health - anatomy, physiology, disease prevention, diagnosis, caries risk assessment
B. Patient education topics - prevention, diagnosis, treatment, hygiene techniques,
age-appropriate interventions, referrals
II. Patient Counseling for Families of Pediatric Dental Patients
A. Community Health Worker Code of Ethics
B. Mandated Reporting Law
C. Cultural competency
D. Chronic disease management
E. Behavior counseling
F. Motivational interviewing
G. Conflict resolution
H. Developmental milestones related to dental hygiene and behavior
I. Home visits
III. Administrative
A. Sonoma County Dental Health Systems
B. Dental Insurance for vulnerable populations - eligibility and benefits for pediatric patients
C. HIPAA requirements
D. Electronic dental records
E. Supervision and support
Assignments:
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1. Write a dental health education plan for each of the following patients, minimum 250 words
for each plan.
A. parent of toddler with incipient caries
B. 25 year old who smokes tobacco
C. 62 year old with diabetes II
2. Based on a scenario presented in class, develop a detailed behavior change plan to address a
patient's self-selected goals. Include goals, timeline and follow-up activities (minimum 750
words)
3. In small groups perform 2-3 role-plays to demonstrate motivational interviewing skills in
response to instructor-written scenarios
4. Final exam
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 15 - 25% |
Write a dental/oral health education plan | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 15 - 25% |
Develop a behavior change plan, with goals and timeline | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 15 - 25% |
Participate in in-class role play demonstrating motivational interviewing skills | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 35 - 45% |
Final exam | |
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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Dental Anatomy Coloring Book. 3rd ed. Fehrenbach, Margaret. Saunders. 2018
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