DHYG 273 Oral Disease Prevention and Cariology I (2 credits)
Course Description
Introduction to the basic principles of dental disease prevention. The relationship between cariology and preventive oral health concepts are introduced. An integrated component is scientific inquiry of quantitative and qualitative data using American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines.
Course Content
Preventive oral terminology.
Current oral disease concepts, practices, early detection, prevention and treatment modalities in cariology.
Dental biofilm relationship to oral disease and nutrition.
Etiology, development, and relevance of dental deposits and stains.
Rationale for oral physiotherapy aids, application and usage.
Purposes, indications, and contraindications for all categories of oral physiotherapy aids.
Dentifrices and their therapeutic properties/effects: caries reduction, calculus reduction, desensitizing, whitening, gingival and periodontal disease interventions, etc.
Antimicrobial agents and their therapeutic properties/effects: caries reduction, gingival and periodontal disease interventions, etc.
Dental caries pathogenesis, etiology, contributing factors, and their significance.
12. Disclosing solution in the identification of oral biofilms.
13. Characteristics of supra and subgingival calculus.
14. Physiotherapy aids
15. Therapeutic oral rinses
16. Oral irrigator techniques and applications.
17. Scientific research and library resources.
18. Oral pH testing technique and purpose.
19. Dental erosion
20. Role of saliva
21. Literature review
22. Biofilm (plaque mapping)
Student Outcomes
1. Interpret scientific literature and resources.
2. Identify the risk factors and clinical presentations that alter the oral environment, health and non-health.
3. Differentiate oral biofilm, dental caries, dental stains, and calculus formation.
4. Demonstrate oral hygiene preventive aids and oral health techniques.
Degree Outcomes
This course is part of the 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
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 Literacy: Graduates will be critical users, creators, and disseminators of information by examining how information is created, valued, and influenced by power and privilege.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.
Lecture Contact Hours 18.5
Lab Contact Hours 3
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 21.5
Potential Methods
Written exam
Written group report
Case history
Case study
Class discussion
Task or clinical proficiency
Team testing Group oral presentation
Instructor observation
Lab activity/project
Oral presentation
Self-evaluation
Peer observations
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