Students from British Columbia can now apply for funding from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) through Oxford College. OSAP provides eligible students with various types of assistance based on financial need. This assistance is intended to supplement, not to replace, the resources of you and your family. Detailed information is available on the OSAP [...]
Course Description: The anatomy of the head and neck will be taught in this course. The composition of muscles, nerves, and bones will be explained. Students will understand the importance of head and neck anatomy related to dental hygiene.
Course Description: This course will allow students to develop their clinical skills and apply the knowledge they have acquired from their theory courses. Students will begin to practice instrumentation technqies in this course.
Course Description: This course is designed to deliver the information necessary to prevent, recognize and manage medical emergencies that may occur in the dental hygiene setting.
Course Description: This course will teach and enable students to apply their management skills in a variety of dental settings. This consists of administrative office procedures, employment policies long with communication and marketing skills.
Course Description: Developmental and basic psychology are directly associated with the practice of dental hygiene. This course will enable students to understand their client needs that in turn will help them provide client centered care. The students will also develop the knowledge necessary to help them understand and communicate with their peers, clients, colleagues and [...]
Course Description: teeth are imperative in many functions of the body; they carry a protective and esthetic value. This course highlights the composition and different functions of teeth along with crown and root morphology. The student will learn the importance of dental anatomy related to their clinical practice.
Course Description: This course deals with the infection control protocols within the dental environment. Procedures to prevent cross contamination and to maintain the chain of asepsis are explained and demonstrated. Office safety for the client and staff is addressed.
Course Description: This course will explain nutrition as an integral component of oral health. Students will learn to assess nutritional deficiencies within the client’s oral cavity. Students will also use case studies to determine the need for nutritional counseling within the dental hygiene scope of practice. Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating will be used [...]
Course Description: The function of pharmacological aents along with the basic concepts of legal drug administration will be introduced to the students in this course. Through understanding and identifying the physiological actions of drugs, the student can cautiously apply this knowledge to all aspects of the dental hygiene process of care.
