DHY 146 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I (4)
Offered in Winter Terms (0-0-12)
This introductory clinical course provides first-year dental hygiene students with foundational experience in delivering preventive oral healthcare under faculty supervision. Emphasis is placed on the application of the dental hygiene process of care-including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation (ADPIED)-while developing competency in instrumentation, infection control, patient communication, and professionalism. As a companion to DHY 145 Dental Hygiene I Theory, the course reinforces ethical practice, evidence-based decision-making, and clinical reasoning through direct patient care. Weekly clinical topics are organized as flexible skill-building themes, adapting to patient presentation and supporting progressive competency development.
Prerequisite (s): DHY 110, DHY 111, DHY 120, DHY 140, DHY 141
Co-requisite (s): DHY 122, DHY 145, DHY 150, DHY 160
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