DHY 149 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II (3 Credit Hours)
Offered in Summer Terms (3-0-0)
This clinical course provides intermediate dental hygiene students with supervised hands-on experience delivering care to pediatric, adult, geriatric, and medically compromised patients. Students apply the dental hygiene process of care through patient assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation. Emphasis is placed on pediatric preventive strategies including sealant placement, silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application, and caregiver instruction. Ethical and legal standards, critical thinking, and interprofessional collaboration are integrated into case management.
Prerequisite (s): DHY 122, DHY 130, DHY 145, DHY 146, DHY 150, DHY 160
Co-requisite (s): DHY 132, DHY 148, DHY 210, DHY 230
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