Description: While emphasizing the need to understand and employ appropriate radiation hygiene measures and standard radiographic techniques, this course will enable to understand the principles and application involved in the exposure, processing and mounting of dental radiographs.
Description: Students will learn the properties, uses and safe handling of dental materials used in the dental office.
Description: Students will demonstrate the skills they have learned in dental material theory. Students will be required to demonstrate the ability to work with a wide variety of dental materials.
Description: The interpretation of radiographs will also be included and the focus will be directed towards the information necessary for th dental hygiene practice.
Description: Students will learn the importance of ethics and jurisprudence during practice as a dental hygienist. Educational requirements and professional organizations will be explained. Students will learn the principles that the dental hygiene process of care provides.
Description: Students will learn the importance of ethics and jurisprudence during practice as a dental hygienist. Educational requirements and professional organizations will be explained. Students will learn the principles that the dental hygiene process of care provides.
Description: Students will learn the importance of recognizing abnormalities in the oral cavity. They will learn the characteristics of oral lesions related to disease classification. There is an emphasis on the developmental disorders that occur during the formation of the oral facial complexes.
Description: Students will learn the modifications that are required when treating patients with special needs. Specialized care will be the focus of this course.
Description: Students will learn a variety of techniques that use for oral hygiene care. The importance of health care promotion will be explained. Disease prevention and smoking cessation are integral components of this course.
Description: Issues affecting research in community health will be explained. The reasons for collaboration between programs will be addressed. Pertinent data in community health projects will be reviewed and summarized.
