COURSE OUTLINE DHYG 151 – CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE I

H. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course is a continuation of DHYG 141 Pre-Clinical Dental Hygiene. Students will be assigned to eight (8) hours of clinic each week and a total of 28 lab hours where they will practice and develop their skills when assessing, planning and implementing care for the child, teen, adult and geriatric patient. Emphasis is placed on the healthy patient as well as patients with gingivitis or slight periodontitis. Although the department has a database of patients to work with, the student is responsible for recruiting new patients. A minimum grade of “C ” is required to proceed to the next level of study. I. PRE-REQUISITES/CO-COURSES: Dental Hygiene matriculation, current professional leve