DHYG 439 Senior Seminar Capstone (1 credit)
Prerequisite Currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene.
Course Description
Develop career strategies and leadership to build interdisciplinary teams that expand the vision of oral health professionals, culminating in a capstone project as part of an exiting ePortfolio.
Course Content
1. Capstone project 2. Advanced topics/roles in dental hygiene 3. Other non-traditional dental hygiene topics
Student Outcomes
1. Adapt to shifts in roles, settings, and obstacles that arise as a dental hygiene leader, with attention to ethical, financial, and management considerations. 2. Design a community-based/global Emergency Management Plan integrating the dental hygienist into the healthcare emergency team.
3. Compare and contrast advanced and non-traditional dental hygiene therapies and emerging dental hygienist roles.
4. Identify advanced and non-traditional dental hygienist employment settings to perform restorative and/or other advanced or non-traditional dental therapies, regionally and worldwide
Degree Outcomes
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.
Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10
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