DHYG 410 Advanced Dental Hygiene Theory I (1 credit)
Course Description
The fifth in a series of seven linked courses to increase knowledge and comprehension of complex dental hygiene theory, science and practice management in order to facilitate the growth of advanced dental hygiene clinical skills required for the safe and effective practice of dental hygiene.
Course Content
Professional association activities (Legislative/Inter-Intra-professional)
Dental hygiene diagnosis, management of advanced dental hygiene therapies, and dental hygiene treatment planning,
Ethical and professional communications for patients with advanced treatment needs
Self-assessment of dental hygiene theory and techniques
Health resources
Ergonomics in dental hygiene, specifically Occupational Therapy
Advanced dental hygiene manual and mechanical instrumentation
Dental hygiene capstone introduction and ePortfolio
American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines
Student Outcomes
- Analyze dental hygiene theory and application of complex treatment outcomes.
- Appraise professional responsibility.
- Differentiate advanced dental instrumentation incorporating dental ergonomics for the clinical setting.
- Identify a sustainable capstone project reflecting the cumulative curriculum of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene degree outcomes.
- Analyze research articles for biases and relevance.
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.
Lecture Contact Hours 10
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 10
Potential Methods
Case history
Class discussion
Instructor observations
Peer evaluation
Self-evaluation
Instructor evaluation
Article analysis (research)
ePortfolio
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