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DHY 201 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II Lecture

 

Course Description

Continues the development of student knowledge in treating patients and preventing oral disease.  Topics include: instrument sharpening, patient assessment, treatment planning, antimicrobial use, amalgam polishing/recontouring, pulp vitality testing, whitening, implant care, tobacco cessation, pit and fissure sealants, and treatment of hypersensitivity.


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Instrument sharpening

Class

2

Patient assessment

D. Lab

0

Antimicrobial use                      

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Amalgam polishing/recontouring

Credit

2

Pulp vitality testing

 

 

Whitening

 

 

Implant care

 

 

Tobacco cessation

 

 

Treatment of hypersensitivity

 

 

Treatment planning

 

 

Pit and fissure sealants

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DHY 111, DHY108

Corequisite:

DHY 202

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


INSTRUMENT SHARPENING

2

 

 

Methods

Describe instrument sharpening techniques

 

 

 

PATIENT ASSESSMENT

4

 

 

Assessment

Discuss the rationale for patient assessment

 

 

 

TREATMENT PLANNING

3

 

 

Priorities

Discuss patient treatment priorities

 

 

 

Development of treatment plan

Discuss the rationale for designing an individual treatment plan for the patient

 

 

 

ANTIMICROBIAL USE

2

 

 

Rationale

Describe rationale for and use of antimicrobial agents

 

 

 

AMALGAM POLISHING/RECONTOURING

1

 

 

Rationale and procedures

Describe rationale and procedures for amalgam recontouring, and polishing.

 

 

 

PULP VITALITY TESTING

1

 

 

Testing

Discuss pulp vitality testing

 

 

 

TREATMENT OF HYPERSENSITIVITY

1

 

 

Rationale

Describe rationale for and use of hypersensitivity agents

 

 

 

WHITENING

2

 

 

Rationale

Discuss the rationale for whitening procedures

 

 

 

Procedure

Discuss the types of whitening products and the procedures used for each one

 

 

 

IMPLANT CARE

1

 

 

Indications/ Contraindications

Discuss the indications and contraindications for dental implants

 

 

 

Materials

Discuss the material which are used in the fabrication of dental implants

 

 

 

Dental Hygiene Care

Discuss the modification of dental hygiene care for patients with implants

 

 

 

TOBACCO CESSATION

1

 

 

Rationale

Discuss the rationale for tobacco cessation

 

 

 

Implementation

Discuss methods of implementation for patients

 

 

 

PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS

2

 

 

 

Describe rationale for and application of pit and fissure sealants

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Wilkins, Esther.  Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist.  Ninth Edition.  Baltimore:  Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

Nield-Gehrig, Jill and Ginger Houseman.  Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation.  Fifth Edition.  Baltimore:  Williams & Wilkins, 2004.

Darby, M.L. and M.G. Walsh..  Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. Second Edition Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2003.

 

 

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