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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Assess and present a summary of the client s physical status
(including vital signs).
2. Identify significant medical and dental modifications required
before proceeding with Dental Hygiene care, determine proper
precautionary procedures (including consultation and/or
referral) and apply those modifications during dental hygiene care.
3. Follow appropriate emergency procedures whenever necessary for the
client's well-being.
4. Adhere to infection control protocols.
5. Provide comprehensive dental hygiene care for assigned clients. Care
will include assessment procedures, recording (charting) of
findings, problem identification, dental hygiene treatment planning,
case presentation, gaining client informed consent, implementing
the individualized dental hygiene care which may include: preventive
services, therapeutic procedures, adjunct therapies and evaluation
of client response.
6. Describe dental hygiene care modifications required with regard to:
communication, safety precautions, appointment planning, care
environment, individualized home care and oral manifestations or
therapeutic side effects for the delivery of comprehensive dental
hygiene care for clients with special needs.
7. Integrate and correlate the basic, beshavioral and dental sciences as
they apply to the care of the denteal hygiene clinic clients.
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A. Physical Evaluation of the Dental Hygiene Client
1. Life Threatening emergencies
2. Health history
3. Dialogue history
4. Physical examination
a. Vital signs
b. Visual inspection
5. Medical risk
6. Presentation of findings
B. Lifespan approach to dental hygiene care
1. Child
2. Adolescent
3. Geriatric
4. Edentulous
C. Medically compromised/special needs client
1. Methods of assessment of client disabilities
2. Modification of dental hygiene care/precautions
3. Modification of communication
4. Appointment planning
5. Care environment modifications
6. Oral manifestations or side effects associated with condition
7. Individualized home care instruction
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 0 - 0% |
None | |
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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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 4 - 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 - 55% |
Professionalism. See file for criteria used for evaluation. | |
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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