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May 02, 2024
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DHYG 271 Healthcare Foundations (4 credits)
Prerequisite Acceptance into the Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene program.
Course Description
This course introduces the student to the foundational theory, laws and regulations required of all healthcare employees, but specifically, oral healthcare employees in Washington (WA) state. It includes management of medical emergencies and infection control for the dental hygiene professional, and personal, professional and community issues related to disease transmission.
Course Content
1. WA State Dental Hygiene Practice Act 2. Foundations of Dental Hygiene Clinical Practice 3. Electronic Health Records 4. Infection Control and Ergonomics 5. Medical Emergencies 6. History of the Dental Hygiene Profession
Student Outcomes
Discuss the history of dental hygiene relating to the development of the profession, professional culture, and role of dental hygienists on the oral healthcare team.
Apply understanding of laws and standards governing the dental professions.
Correctly apply dental and medical terminology relating to oral health sciences and legal documentation for patient care.
Apply the principles of disease transmission in oral healthcare and community settings.
Correctly utilize and maintain dental and medical equipment.
Correctly interpret patient medical history to mitigate the risk of medical emergencies.
Effectively activate Emergency Response System.
Correctly support and implement universal emergency intervention protocols.
Degree Outcomes
PROGRAM OUTCOME:
This course is part of Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene Degree. Please refer to the Dental Hygiene Competency Map for detail of the Program Competencies this course addresses. Each competency is identified at a level of skill by the terms Introductory (I), Developing (D), or Competent (C). The map also shows the alignment between each Program Competency and the Pierce College Core Ability(ies).
CORE ABILITIES:
Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.
Information Competency:
Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:
Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Responsibility:
Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts and consequences of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable systems.
Effective Communication:
Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Lecture Contact Hours 36
Lab Contact Hours 8
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 44
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