DHYG 438 Community Oral Health Practicum (1 credit)

2. Demonstrate the ability to identify problems and engage in problem-solving using alternative answers.

3. Demonstrate civic, social and environmental responsibility appropriate to the community.

4. Demonstrate an awareness of the implications of sound oral health practices.

5. Function effectively under conditions of ambiguity, uncertainty, and conflict.

6. Recognize and explain the oral health status and oral health needs of high-risk populations as it relates to establishing business definitions, market strategy, and service line products.

7. Describe and utilize criteria for selection of appropriate target populations for community oral health programs and prospective business entities.

8. Explain and utilize the components of community oral health program development; a) Assessment, b) Planning, c) Implementation, d) Evaluation.

9. Function as an effective community oral health educator for groups of people by utilizing appropriate criteria and techniques for dental surveying and educational instruction in the development of a business model.

10. Develop the ability to write business plans and evaluate oral health program goals and objectives with understanding of their values and limitations.

11. Apply and conduct evaluation principals and procedures to determine the extent to which specified community program goals and objectives have been attained through service learning projects and business development.

Degree Outcomes
This course is part of the Bachelor Science in 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). 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. Information Competency: Graduates will be able to seek, find, evaluate and use information and employ information technology to engage in lifelong learning. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods. Multiculturalism: Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of diverse ideas, cultures, and experiences, and develop the ability to examine their own attitudes and assumptions in order to understand and work with others who differ from themselves.

Lecture Contact Hours 7
Lab Contact Hours 6
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 13