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This course will give the student an introduction to Dental Hygiene as a profession and career. Exploration of dental hygiene practice and an overview of the dental hygiene curriculum and conceptual framework will be covered.
This course will give the student an introduction to the possible careers in the field of dentistry. Exploration of the roles and responsibilities of dental assisting, dental hygiene, advanced dental therapy, and dentistry will be covered.
Head and Neck Anatomy is the study of the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck including bones, muscles, nerves, blood supply, glands and how they function. Oral Histology is the study of cells and cell layers which compose basic tissues, oral mucosa, gingival and dentogingival tissues, orofacial structures, enamel, dentin and pulp.Prereq: Admission into the Dental Hygiene Program
Pharmacology is the study of drugs used in dentistry or medicine for the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of disease.
This course studies structures of the oral cavity. Topics include tooth annotation, eruption patterns, embryology, morphology, characteristics, function, occlusion and clinical considerations as it relates to the practice of dental hygiene.
This course includes an introduction to dental terminology and clinical aspects of dental hygiene treatment including care and use of equipment/instruments, infection control and preparation of patient records.
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This course integrates the scientific and clinical principles within the practice of dental hygiene. Students apply foundational knowledge in clinical skills on simulation and live patients with an emphasis on principles, procedures, and professionalism for performing comprehensive preventive oral care.
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This course explores radiation theory, safety, and patient management. Emphasis is placed on intraoral and extraoral radiographic procedures and techniques.
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This is the first course in a series of two courses that studies the fundamental elements, purposes and uses of materials used in dentistry. The student will develop laboratory or clinical competency in functions using dental materials that are legal duties for Minnesota dental hygienists.
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This course is the second course in a series of two courses that studies the fundamental elements, purposes, and uses of materials used in dentistry. The student will develop laboratory or clinical competency in functions using dental materials that are legal duties for Minnesota dental hygienists.
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This course will include a study of supporting tooth structures, identification, classification, etiology, progression and treatment of periodontal diseases.
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This course focuses on interpretation of intraoral and extraoral dental radiographic images. Three-dimensional imaging, extraoral imaging, dental x-ray film, film processing and quality assurance are also explored.
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This course encompasses prenatal development with a focus on the development of the face, neck and oral cavity. This course also introduces the pathologic processes and recognition of oral manifestations and their considerations to the practice of dental hygiene.
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The first clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on basic preventive skills and dental hygiene instrumentation.
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This course is designed to reinforce topics covered in DHYG 311 through the use of advanced case studies. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based decision making. Also designed to collaborate with clinic needs as identified in DHYG 331.
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Students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on increasing competency in basic dental hygiene skills and comprehensive patient care.
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This course is designed to equip the dental hygiene student with the skills necessary to navigate the business and administration side of dentistry. A focus on networking, dental procedure codes and insurance protocol will be covered.
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Concepts of Global Citizenship and Intercultural Competency are desired attributes of future health care professionals. Students will self-assess their cultural knowledge in preparation for international travel. Interacting with individuals from different cultural backgrounds will provide the opportunity for students to become aware of their own cultural understanding and improve critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Through travel and experiential learning, the students will begin to develop the capacity to identify, discuss and reflect upon the ethical challenges presented in political, social, and personal lives to understand diverse world views of social justice and common good.
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- Diverse Cultures - Gold
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This course is designed to be a study of the fundamental elements, purposes, and uses of local anesthesia for the dental hygienist.
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The second clinical course in a series where students gain clinical proficiency by providing dental hygiene services to patients. Emphasis is placed on increasing clinical competency in basic dental hygiene skills and comprehensive patient care.
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This course focuses on clinical procedures, educational techniques and legal and ethical issues as they apply to the patient- dental hygiene provider relationship.
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The course is designed to be a study of the fundamental elements, purposes and uses of nitrous oxide sedation in the practice of dental hygiene. This course meets the educational criteria established by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
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This course introduces second year dental hygiene students to the disciplines and basic principles of community dental health, epidemiologic methods and biostatistical measurement analysis. Preventive oral health measures and program development is included to provide a background for the practical application of dental public health methods to the community. This course is an upper division writing intensive course for the traditional dental hygiene program.
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- Writing Intensive
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This course focuses on legal and ethical issues as they apply to the patient-healthcare provider relationship and legally delegated duties that a licensed dental hygienist may perform. Students will become aware of clinical procedures and educational techniques that will enhance the level of care provided in a clinical setting, issues affecting the patient-healthcare provider relationship, and legally delegated duties of a dental hygienist.
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