DHYG 3113 - Clinic I Theory

Common Course Number: DHYG 31103
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3 Lecture
Offered: Spring

Expansion of basic information on dental hygiene therapy, emphasizing skills needed for assessment and treatment of patients. Topics include preventive and therapeutic procedures to promote and maintain oral health and to assist the patient in achieving oral health goals, management of emergency procedures, treatment planning, dental caries, instrument sharpening, ultrasonic, and fluoride therapy. Application of theory in DHYG 3213.

Prerequisite: DHYG 2111 - Dental Anatomy And Occlusion, DHYG 2313 - Radiology, DHYG 2432 - Head And Neck Anatomy, DHYG 3102 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene, DHYG 3103 - Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene Theory, and DHYG 3412 - Oral Embryology And Histology
Corequisite: DHYG 3212 - Periodontology I, DHYG 3213 - Dental Hygiene Clinic I, DHYG 3443 - Pharmacology, and DHYG 3453 - General And Oral Pathology