DEH 1800 Dental Hygiene I

Continuation of DEH 1002 with emphasis on health promotion and preventive oral hygiene techniques and procedures. Topics include instrument sharpening, medical and dental emergencies, patient management, communication, and motivation, abuse and neglect, disease prevention strategies, dental hygiene care planning, dental charting, patient anxiety control and an introduction to patient assessment and case building, cultural diversity in patient care, oral malodor, and introduction to ultrasonics.

Credits

2 cc

Prerequisite

DEH 1002.

Corequisite

DEH 1800L.

Offered

SP.

Notes

AS only.