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DHYG 45402 - Public Health Dentistry

UAFS Legacy Course Number: DHYG 4542
Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2 Lecture
Offered: Spring

Prepares the dental hygienist to provide services in the area of public health dentistry. Legal issues, coalition development, and integration of oral health into general and public health settings.

Prerequisite: DHYG 41202 - Clinic II Theory , DHYG 42204 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II , DHYG 41402 - Advanced Dental Hygiene Theory For Special Needs Patients , DHYG 43101 - Periodontology II , DHYG 43702 - Dental Nutrition , DHYG 44603 - Dental Materials , and DHYG 45102 - Local Anesthesia And Nitrous Oxide , or current dental hygiene licensure 
Corequisite: DHYG 41302 - Clinic III Theory , DHYG 42304 - Dental Hygiene Clinic III , DHYG 45202 - Ethics And Practice Management , and DHYG 45303 - Community Dentistry And Dental Health Education  


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