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DHY 202 - Clinical Dental Hygiene II Lab

 

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

0

Patient assessment

D. Lab

0

Antimicrobial use                      

P. Lab/O.B.I.

12

Amalgam polishing/recontouring

Credit

4

Pulp vitality testing

 

 

Whitening

 

 

Implant care

 

 

Tobacco cessation

 

 

Treatment of hypersensitivity

 

 

Treatment planning

 

 

Pit and fissure sealants

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DHY 111, DHY108

Corequisite:

DHY 201

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


INSTRUMENT SHARPENING

 

 

20

Methods

Demonstrate instrument sharpening techniques

 

 

 

PATIENT ASSESSMENT

 

 

20

Assessment

Assess patient oral conditions

 

 

 

TREATMENT PLANNING

 

 

20

Priorities

Identify priorities for the treatment of patients.

 

 

 

Development

Design treatment plans for the individual needs of patients

 

 

 

ANTIMICROBIAL USE

 

 

10

Rationale

Describe rationale for and use of antimicrobial agents

 

 

 

AMALGAM POLISHING/RECONTOURING

 

 

10

Application

Demonstrate procedures for amalgam recontouring, finishing, and polishing

 

 

 

PULP VITALITY TESTING

 

 

5

Testing

Demonstrate pulp vitality testing

 

 

 

TREATMENT OF HYPERSENSITIVITY

 

 

5

Use

Demonstrate the  use of hypersensitivity agents

 

 

 

WHITENING

 

 

10

Procedure

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

 

 

 

IMPLANT CARE

 

 

6

Dental Hygiene Care

Demonstrate the modification of dental hygiene care for patients with implants

 

 

 

TOBACCO CESSATION

 

 

8

Implementation

Demonstrate tobacco cessation methods for select patients

 

 

 

PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS

 

 

6

Assessment

Assess patient for application of sealants

 

 

 

Application

Apply 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.

Malamed, S.F.: Handbook of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office; Fifth Edition; Mosby, 2000

 

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