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
Dental hygienist’s six American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) roles
Dental hygiene alternative practice settings, traditional and non-traditional
Obstacles and solutions in leadership/project management
Ethical, financial, and management considerations in leadership/project management
Community-based, inter/intra- professional teams
Emerging dental hygiene roles and skills
Other emerging oral healthcare roles
Global roles in dental hygiene
Regulation of dental hygiene practice acts, education, and licensure
Capstone project
Student Outcomes
- Contrast the dental hygienist’s current and emerging roles in local, regional, national, and global leadership.
- Analyze ethical, financial, managerial, and regulation considerations in dental hygiene education and leadership.
- Assess a real-world, academic, and intellectual experiences to address a problem or need in the dental hygiene profession
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).
Core Abilities
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.
Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10
Potential Methods
Capstone project
Written assignment
Class discussion
Group discussion
Class participation
Peer evaluation
Self-evaluation
Instructor evaluation
ePortfolio
Clinical (Acceptable, Improvable, Standard Not Met) AIS Evaluation Criteria and/or Pierce College Global Rubrics
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