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DHY 208 – Clinical Dental Hygiene III Lecture

 

Course Description

Continues the development of student knowledge necessary for treatment and prevention of oral disease.  Topics include: scaling, debridement, and root planning; oral irrigation and antimicrobial agents; special needs patients and ultrasonics and air polishing.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Scaling, debridement and root planing

Class

2

Oral Irrigation and Antimicrobial Agents

D. Lab

0

Special Needs Patients

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Ultrasonics and air polishing

Credit

2

 

Prerequisite:

DHY 201

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

SCALING, DEBRIDEMENT AND ROOT PLANING

3

0

0

 

Describe root planing techniques.

 

 

 

 

Describe the rationale for treating periodontal patients.

 

 

 

ORAL IRRIGATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

2

0

0

 

Discuss oral irrigation use on special needs patients.

 

 

 

 

Discuss antimicrobial agent use on special needs patients.

 

 

 

SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS

12

0

0

 

Assist and treat special needs patients including: 

  1. The pregnant patient and newborn infant;
  2. Preadolescent to postmenopausal patients;
  3. Gerodontic patients;
  4. Edentulous patients;
  5. Cleft lip and cleft palate patients;
  6. Oral surgery patient and patient with fractured jaw;
  7. Oral cancer patient; patients with physical and sensory disabilities;
  8. Homebound patients;
  9. Patients suffering from epilepsy, mental retardation, cardiovascular disease, blood disorder, diabetes, alcoholism, and autoimmune disease.

 

 

 

ULTRASONIC AND AIR POLISHING DEVICES

3

0

0

 

Discuss the use of ultrasonic and air polishing devices.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Cooper, M. & Weichmann, L. (2005). Essentials of Dental Hygiene: Preclinical Skills. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Daniel, S. & Harfst, S. (2002). Dental Hygiene Concepts, Cases, and Competencies. MO: Mosby.

Darby, M. & Walsh, M. (2003). Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. (2nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders.

Darby, M. (2003) Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice of Dental Hygiene. (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Darby, M. (2002). Comprehensive Review of Dental Hygiene. (8th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Ehrlich, A. (1994). Nutrition and Dental Health. (2nd ed.). NY: Delmar.

Kimbrough, V. & Lautar, C. (2003). Ethics, Jurisprudence and Practice Management in Dental Hygiene. NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Nield-Gehrig, J. (2003). Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation. PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Nield-Gehrig, J. (2004). Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation & Advanced Root Instrumentation. (5th ed.). MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Nelson, D. (2000). Review of Dental Hygiene. United States. Saunders.

Newland, J. et al. (2002) Oral Soft Tissue Diseases. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp.

Thomson, E., Bauman, D., Shuman, D. & Andrews, A. (2003). Case Studies in Dental Hygiene. NJ: Prentice-Hall

Wilkins, E. (2005). Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist. (9th ed.). MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.