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Posted: 10/18/06

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 planing, 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:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.

SCALING, DEBRIDEMENT AND ROOT PLANING		3	0	0
Techniques	Describe root planing techniques.
Rationale	Describe the rationale for treating periodontal patients.
ORAL IRRIGATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS		2	0	0
Oral irrigator	Discuss oral irrigation use on special needs patients.
Antimicrobial agents	Discuss antimicrobial agent use on special needs patients.
SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS		12	0	0
	Assist and treat special needs patients including: the pregnant patient and newborn infant; preadolescent to postmenopausal patients; gerodontic patients; edentulous patients; cleft lip and cleft palate patients; oral surgery patient and patient with fractured jaw; oral cancer patient; patients with physical and sensory disabilities; homebound patients; and patients suffering from epilepsy, mental retardation, cardiovascular disease, blood disorder, diabetes, alcoholism, and autoimmune disease.
ULTRASONIC AND AIR POLISHING DEVICES		3	0	0
Use	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. (2^nd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders.

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

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

Ehrlich, A. (1994). Nutrition and Dental Health. (2^nd 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. (5^th 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. (9^th ed.). MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.